Five-year-old girl allegedly stabbed in the head at Moree school

A five-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed in the head by a classmate with a pencil at St Philomena's School in Moree, a regional town in northern New South Wales, on Sept. 17.

The girl's mother, Eliza, told the Daily Mail that her daughter was covered in blood when paramedics treated her at the school. She said the school refused to disclose how the injury occurred and had not provided any further information.

Eliza said the school described the incident as a skin puncture in an internal-app newsletter, and she said the school has not provided additional information beyond what her daughter has shared.

The Daily Mail published a piece on Sept. 23, 2025, attributing the account to Antoinette Milienos, a News Australia reporter, and noting that paramedics attended the scene at St Philomena's School in Moree.

There was no official statement from the school or local authorities included in the notes at the time of the report, and no further details about injuries, the incident timeline, or any investigation were provided in the available material.

Moree is a regional town in northern New South Wales. The incident has drawn attention to safety concerns at regional schools, though officials had not publicly outlined any immediate actions in response.

The account emphasizes the need for clear communication with families after injuries at school and highlights the challenges some parents report when schools withhold details during early stages of an incident.