LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sentencing has been delayed for a teenager who was convicted of stabbing a classmate in a Lincoln high school bathroom.
The sentencing was rescheduled for May 7. The 17-year-old girl pleaded no contest in August to a felony assault charge as part of a plea deal.
Police say the teen used a hunting knife and a claw hammer to attack another 17-year-old girl in a bathroom at Lincoln Pius X High School in October 2013. The girl was hospitalized and survived the attack.
The judge in the case says he postponed the hearing because he wanted more information about state programming that would be available to the teen. The Associated Press generally doesn’t identify juveniles accused of crimes.