Teen stabs girlfriend outside school

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a central Florida teen stabbed his girlfriend in the neck at school.

Orlando police say the 17-year-old boy attacked his 17-year-old girlfriend with a pocket knife in a parking lot at Dr. Phillips High School Tuesday morning. Police say the couple was arguing when the boy stabbed his girlfriend and then stabbed himself.

The Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/R8GT1u ) reports that both teens were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were expected to recover.

The boy is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a weapon under the dating violence statute.

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