MELBOURNE, Nov 27, (Xinhua): A child and staff member have been treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a stabbing at a school in Melbourne's southeast suburbs on Thursday morning. Police said that emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at a primary school in Berwick, 40 km southeast of central Melbourne, around 9 am local time on Thursday.

An eight-year-old boy was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics for non-life-threatening injuries and did not require hospitalization. A female staff member at the school who sustained minor injuries was also treated at the scene. The incident triggered a brief lockdown for the primary school and for a nearby secondary school.

Police said that an 11-year-old boy was located after the incident and questioned before being taken to hospital for assessment. The Department of Education in the state of Victoria said that the incident involved a young student who behaved in a dangerous manner and that it would provide additional wellbeing support to those who need it.