The shocking moment a 12-year-old girl stabbed another girl during a middle school fight has been caught on video.
The stabbing of 15-year-old Ania Becker occurred on Friday at 8.30am at Thurman White Middle School in Henderson, Nevada, on just the fifth day of the school year.
Police do not believe there is a gang connection, and say Ania is a high school student who came into the middle school and approached the younger girl regarding a family dispute.
Samauriah Matthews, Ania's 13-year-old aunt, told KTNV that the older girl came to walk her to class to prevent her from getting 'jumped'.
The stabbing of 15-year-old Ania Becker occurred on Friday at 8.30am at Thurman White Middle School (pictured) in Henderson, Nevada
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Share'I just wanted her to walk me to class. And that's it,' Samauriah told the ABC affiliate.
Video of the altercation shows the two girls swinging at each other.
The younger girl lunges holding a small knife with a blade of about one to two inches, and the older girl falls backwards to the ground.
As the Ania is getting up, her opponent stabs her in the back.
Teachers apparently jumped in and restrained the pair before the fight could continue.
The video shows the younger girl (left) lunge holding a small knife with a blade of about one to two inches, and the older girl falls backwards to the ground
The 15-year-old was transported to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Her mother Shatell Becker told KTNV that the girl's lung had been punctured and that she was concerned by the amount of blood the teen had lost.
The 12-year-old was arrested and charged with battery.
The school serves about 1,600 students and has a federal Title I designation, meaning a high percentage of students come from low-income families.
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