Snapchat used by teenagers to plan Barry island stabbing – BBC News

Teenage boys who used Snapchat to plan the stabbing of a 12-year-old girl have been given youth detention sentences of two and three years. Cardiff Crown Court heard the boys, now aged 13 and 16, used the app to discuss sourcing knives, luring the girl to Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, and carrying out the attack. On 23 November 2024, they took her to the Harbour Road car park, where she was choked, repeatedly stabbed, and kicked in the face, leaving her unconscious. The defendants, who cannot be named because of their ages, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The girl, who knew the boys, spent three days at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, where she underwent three operations. She has since been diagnosed with PTSD and said she thinks about the attack “every day”, the court heard. The night before the attack, the boys discussed their plans on Snapchat, with prosecutors outlining what was said. “Bruv, we meeting [her] down Asda?” the 13-year-old asked. They talked about bringing “tings”, slang for blades, and said they would “ching” the girl, which is slang for stabbing. The 13-year-old also
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