Chilling CCTV Captures 14-Year-Old Boy Stabbing Schoolgirl Multiple Times After She Rejects Him

Chilling CCTV captured the moment a 14-year-old boy walked towards a schoolgirl before repeatedly stabbing her inside a Cirencester shop, months after their brief relationship ended.

The boy, from Wiltshire, had become obsessed with the 14-year-old girl, according to Gloucestershire Police. After she ended their relationship in December 2025, he began using fake social-media accounts to contact her.

On 15 March 2026, he waited near a shop on Upper Churnside before following her inside with a kitchen knife concealed in his jeans pocket.

Chilling CCTV Captures Attack

Police were called to Upper Churnside at around 11.15am after reports of a stabbing.

The boy had been waiting near the shop when he saw the girl enter to buy a drink. CCTV then showed him walking towards her before grabbing her and repeatedly attacking her with the knife.

Detective Superintendent Ian Fletcher said the footage appeared to show up to 10 attempts to stab the girl, although police could not establish the exact number of times she was struck. He described the footage as 'absolutely horrifying'.

The girl tried to escape through the shop as the attack continued. Fletcher said anyone watching the footage would consider her very lucky not to have suffered very serious or fatal injuries.

Shopkeeper Helps Girl Escape

The shopkeeper then intervened, attempting to grab the boy and pull him away from the girl.

The teenager struck the shopkeeper in the back with the knife, causing him to flee. The girl was then able to escape and raise the alarm at a neighbouring property.

Fletcher praised the shopkeeper for acting 'very bravely', saying CCTV showed him running towards the shop door and opening it to give the girl a chance to get out.

The girl suffered cuts to her neck, hands and face, as well as bruising to her back. The shopkeeper sustained a cut to his back.

The boy fled but was found by police nearby. Officers recovered a knife from his jeans pocket and found that he had a fresh cut on his hand.

Fake Accounts Before Attack

The stabbing came after a period of unwanted contact.

The teenagers had briefly dated before the girl ended the relationship. Police said that after she rejected his advances, the boy began using fake social-media accounts to send her messages.

Fletcher said the boy later bombarded her with messages before she blocked him, describing the behaviour as obsessive. He said such behaviour was not unusual in itself, but that it was unusual to see it involving a 14-year-old.

The detective compared the pattern with behaviour police encounter in adult domestic-violence cases, saying it was not something they would normally see among child offenders.

Girl Reveals Lasting Trauma

The attack left the girl dealing with far more than physical injuries.

In a Victim Personal Statement read to the court, she said she had suffered nightmares and repeatedly relived the attack in different places in her dreams.

She said she now flinches when someone raises a hand near her and feels nervous wherever she goes. She is also being dropped off at work because she does not want to be outside alone.

'I can't stop thinking about it,' she said.

The girl added: 'This is going to affect my ability to trust people. I shouldn't have to feel like this as a teenager in my own area.'

One-Year Referral Order

The teenager pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent and possessing a bladed article in a public place.

He appeared at Bristol Crown Court, sitting as a youth court, on Monday, 21 September, where he was given a 12-month referral order and a three-year restraining order. He cannot be named because of his age.

Judge Ian Lawrie described the stabbing as a 'very troubling event' but said he did not regard the boy as a 'danger'.

'He's still young. And he is capable of learning,' Lawrie said.

The judge also said he was surprised the teenager had spent three months in custody, telling the court that although the offences were serious, this was inconsistent with the usual process for youth cases, according to BBC reporting.

The case leaves a stark picture of how quickly unwanted contact escalated into a knife attack, while the girl's account shows the fear that continued long after she escaped the shop.