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Youth custody for scissor stabber Youth custody for scissor stabber
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A teenager who stabbed a fellow pupil in the eye with scissors in the school dinner queue has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years youth custody.A teenager who stabbed a fellow pupil in the eye with scissors in the school dinner queue has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years youth custody.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty at Guildford Crown Court of wounding Natashia Jackman with intent.The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty at Guildford Crown Court of wounding Natashia Jackman with intent.
Defence lawyers said it was the act of "an unhappy girl who wanted to fit in".Defence lawyers said it was the act of "an unhappy girl who wanted to fit in".
Two girls who hid the scissors were last month given community orders for perverting the course of justice.Two girls who hid the scissors were last month given community orders for perverting the course of justice.
Natashia narrowly escaped losing her eye in the attack at Collingwood College, Surrey, in November 2005.Natashia narrowly escaped losing her eye in the attack at Collingwood College, Surrey, in November 2005.
You showed no remorse then and you have shown very little since Judge John Crocker
Sentencing, Judge John Crocker said the offence was so serious, custody was the only option.Sentencing, Judge John Crocker said the offence was so serious, custody was the only option.
He said: "When the victim called you a name your reaction was to stab her in the eye.He said: "When the victim called you a name your reaction was to stab her in the eye.
"You showed no remorse then and you have shown very little since.""You showed no remorse then and you have shown very little since."
He said the length of the term took into account the age of the girl, who was 14 at the time, and her previous good character.He said the length of the term took into account the age of the girl, who was 14 at the time, and her previous good character.
The court heard the girl had never settled in Surrey after her family moved there from west London and had been befriended by the two co-defendants.
Defence barrister Barry Kogan said she had been taken away from the few friends she managed to make.
He said the co-defendants had problems of their own, and one had been accused by Natashia of repeatedly bullying her in the past.