11-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Held Box Cutter to Classmate’s Neck, Whispered 'I Will Kill You': Police

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• A 5th grade student allegedly pressed a knife to the neck of another 5th grade student as he was eating breakfast, police say

• She allegedly cornered him after he tried to leave and prevented him from leaving the scene, say police

• Police allege the student had been hiding the box-cutter in her leggings

Officers responded Thursday to Manatee Elementary School in Naples, Fla., after school authorities notified them that the student possibly had a knife in her possession and had whispered threats at another student, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said in astatement.

The student then allegedly “poked him in the back of the neck with a knife and said, ‘I will kill you,’” per the report. The victim chose not to respond, but the student followed him after he left the cafeteria and “cornered” him and “prevented him from leaving," the report alleges. She also allegedly brandished a “white object” that had a blade, according to the report.

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The Collier County officer noticed that the student was hiding the box-cutter in the waistband of her leggings, the report alleges.

The incident was also recorded in a school security camera, per the report.

PEOPLE was not able to reach an attorney for the girl.

source: people.com