Teen Admits to Splashing Saskatoon Schoolmate With Lighter Fluid, Setting Her on Fire

Evan Hardy Collage, a Saskatoon high school where an assault and fire had taken place in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sept. 5, 2024. Police reported that a School Resource Officer was able to take a 14-year-old female suspect into custody and a 15-year-old female was transported to hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries. The Canadian Press/Liam Richards

A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for splashing a former friend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school.

The attacker also pleaded guilty to unlawfully causing bodily harm of a teacher who came to the victim’s aid at Evan Hardy Collegiate in September 2024.