A 14-year-old girl took a knife into a Greater Manchester high school before strangling her friend.

On the day of the incident, she expressed alarming thoughts, saying, "I feel like I’m going to stab someone," but she did not draw the knife.

In Minshull Street Crown Court, it was revealed that she had not taken out the blade but later used her clothing as a ligature to strangle her friend.

After the event, she ominously told the victim, also 14, "You know I have always wanted to kill someone. It would be easy because I know you."

Prosecutor Rob Hall explained that the two girls had met at school and formed a close emotional bond, which eventually led to troubling interactions.

As tensions built, the defendant warned the victim of her intentions, stating, "I hate this school. My friends hate me. I feel like I’m going to stab someone. I’m not even joking."

On the day of the attack, while trying to ease the situation, the victim arranged to meet the defendant, who showed her the bread knife she had brought along.

They went outside to a field, where, unbeknownst to the victim, the defendant had hidden the knife in her waistband. After a conversation, without clear motive, the defendant began to drag the knife across the victim's back, causing minor injuries.

The defendant expressed her desire to kill and shamefully admitted ignorance of her motivations. Later, she strangled the victim using a gathered top, pulling it tightly on four occasions.

In a panic, the victim escaped and sought help from a jogger, while the defendant chased her, threatening through a doorbell camera, saying, "You deserve to be dead. If I didn’t go to prison you know I will hunt you down and still kill you."

She even laughed during the attack. The police arrived and took the defendant into custody.

The defendant pleaded guilty to several charges including having a blade on school premises and making a threat to kill.

The victim, who suffered reddened eyes, stated in court, "This entire event has changed my life, and not for the better.”

Defence barrister Nina Grahame KC presented a letter from the defendant expressing remorse: "I just want her to know that I am sorry and I regret everything."

Judge Maurice Greene sentenced the defendant to a two-year youth rehabilitation order, which includes a curfew and participation in a knife crime awareness course.