BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Wednesday, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that a 16-year-old girl from Buffalo was sentenced by a designated Youth Part judge.
The teen pleaded guilty to stabbing a 17-year-old girl in the bathroom inside the Buffalo School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management on West Huron Street. The 17-year-old spent two days in the hospital to be treated for multiple stab wounds to her back.
The 16-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of Assault in the Second Degree (Class “D” felony) on Dec. 2. As a youthful offender, she received a split sentence of six months in jail followed by five years of probation
On Wednesday, a judge issued a final order of protection on behalf of the victim, which remains in effect for the next eight years.
Since she was granted youthful offender status, she won't have a criminal record.