Students caught smuggling fidget spinner weapon to school

Published on: September 3, 2017

The novelty fidget spinner has turned into a deadly ‘star knife’ in some schools
The toy has been altered to resemble ninja throwing star with sharp knife edges
Northern NSW police confiscated a number of the dangerous fidget spinners

By Emily Pidgeon For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 16:55 BST, 3 September 2017 | Updated: 16:55 BST, 3 September 2017

The novelty fidget spinner has taken a potentially deadly turn after ‘star knife’ weapons were found in school yards.

Usually harmless, some of the popular spinning toys have been altered to replicate a lethal ninja throwing star with sharp knife-like edges.

Northern NSW police have already confiscated a number of the imported fidget spinners off students, Gold Coast Bulletin reports.

The novelty fidget spinner has taken a potentially deadly turn after 'star knife' weapons were found in school yards with sharp knife like edges (pictured)

The novelty fidget spinner has taken a potentially deadly turn after ‘star knife’ weapons were found in school yards with sharp knife like edges (pictured)

The original fidget spinner has round plastic edges (pictured) which posed no threat like the 'star knife' version of the novelty toys potentially do

The original fidget spinner has round plastic edges (pictured) which posed no threat like the ‘star knife’ version of the novelty toys potentially do

The popular school yard toy spins around when balanced on a finger, but the dangerous knife-style fidget spinners have popped up in some classrooms.

It is believed the dangerous toys are being bought from online stores in Indonesia.

‘They’re like knives, they’re sharp and they do fall under the classification of a prohibited weapon,’ a Tweed Byron Local Area Command duty officer told the publication.

Instead of the soft, rounded plastic knobs of the traditional fidget spinners, the sharper blades of the dangerously altered toys could do serious damage.

The officer said maximum penalties for the worst offenders could serve 14 years in jail, but it was likely children found with the knife-style fidget spinners would receive a caution.