Boy accused in Luther High School stabbing had tried to start relationship with victim, police say

A 14-year-old girl was stabbed at Luther High School on the first day of school on August 16.

LUTHER — A teenage girl who was stabbed at Luther High School last week told investigators the boy accused of stabbing her had repeatedly tried to start a romantic relationship with her.

About 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 16, students were gathered for an assembly in the school’s auditorium when a 14-year-old boy stood up and repeatedly stabbed a 14-year-old girl. The boy and the victim were friends, but Luther police Chief David Randall said the boy wanted a relationship.

“There was one point where he approached her in reference... to try to have some type of relationship, to which she said she wasn’t interested in it,” Randall said the victim told him during an interview earlier this week.

Despite being turned down, Randall said the boy, whose name has not been released, continued to try to initiate a relationship with the girl, including slipping notes in her locker.