Northumbria Police is investigating allegations that a North Shields schoolboy was left with facial injuries after being attacked by another pupil at a school for children with special educational needs.
Joseph Dunn, 12, has a puncture wound in his cheek and also suffered an injury to his jaw - which "swelled up massively" - just minutes into the school day at Southlands School in North Shields. Northumbria Police has confirmed the force is investigating the incident, which saw Joseph taken to hospital. He is now recovering.
Mum Naomi Dunn said the incident had left both Joseph and herself traumatised. She said she had been called by school staff on Tuesday and told that following their arrival at school, her son had been involved in a fight and then attacked. She said Joseph, who has a diagnosis for ADHD and has suspected autism, had "taken himself off" to the school's gym where he was then allegedly attacked again by another pupil and stabbed in the face with a pen.
