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| Schoolgirls hid stabbing scissors | Schoolgirls hid stabbing scissors |
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| Two schoolgirls have been found guilty of hiding a pair of scissors that were used by another pupil to stab a girl in the eye during a lunch break. | Two schoolgirls have been found guilty of hiding a pair of scissors that were used by another pupil to stab a girl in the eye during a lunch break. |
| The girls, aged 14 and 15, were convicted at Guildford Crown Court of perverting the course of justice. | The girls, aged 14 and 15, were convicted at Guildford Crown Court of perverting the course of justice. |
| Their co-defendant, who was 14 when the attack happened at a Surrey secondary school last November, was found guilty of wounding with intent on Friday. | Their co-defendant, who was 14 when the attack happened at a Surrey secondary school last November, was found guilty of wounding with intent on Friday. |
| All three will now be sentenced on a date to be set in October. | All three will now be sentenced on a date to be set in October. |
| None of the girls, nor the school involved, can be named for legal reasons. | None of the girls, nor the school involved, can be named for legal reasons. |
| Girls bailed | |
| The 15-year-old victim was left in a pool of blood after being stabbed in the eye, head and back. | The 15-year-old victim was left in a pool of blood after being stabbed in the eye, head and back. |
| Her attacker and the girls who hid the scissors were bailed pending their sentencing, with Judge John Crocker warning them that "all options remain open". | Her attacker and the girls who hid the scissors were bailed pending their sentencing, with Judge John Crocker warning them that "all options remain open". |
| On Friday, the judge told the girl who carried out the attack to "be under no illusion" that a custodial term was likely. | |
| All three had denied the charges against them. | All three had denied the charges against them. |
| The victim was lucky not to lose her sight and is still recovering from the effects of the attack. | |
| Victim's hair | |
| It happened in the school dinner queue when she decided to "stand up for myself for once" after being pigeon-holed and bullied because of the music she listened to and the clothes she wore. | |
| Prosecutors told the jury the three girls were making fun of the victim's long hair and had been asking around for a pair of scissors to cut some of it off. | |
| She said she called her attacker a name, prompting the assault with the scissors which punctured her eyelid. | |
| The victim denied suggestions she began the fight by racially abusing the main defendant or making aggressive moves. |