A 15-year-old boy who attempted to murder a schoolgirl by stabbing her with a samurai-style sword during a Halloween camping trip has been sentenced to 11 years in youth detention.
The victim, who was 13 at the time, had been with friends near the A63 in East Yorkshire when she suffered 10 wounds, including damage to a lung and her liver, during the attack on 1 November.
The defendant, who cannot be named due to his age, was found guilty following a trial at Hull Crown Court.
In a victim impact statement read out in court by the prosecution, the girl, now 14, described how she was left was scars and suffering panic attacks following “the worst day of my life”.
Passing sentence, Judge John Thackray KC said: “Your victim will never fully recover psychologically from the attack.”
The girl watched the proceedings from another room via a video link as her statement was read, in which she detailed how “I was fighting for my life”.
“I will have scars and be reminded what he did to me.
“I still have pain and I can’t do the things I used to.
“I want to get back to normal but can’t because of what happened.”
After he was arrested and charged, the boy pleaded not guilty to attempted murder but later admitted wounding with intent and possessing a bladed weapon.
