Knife-wielding schoolboy kills teacher, injures two in Slovakia

Police detain the 13-year-old in the northwestern village of Staskov, launch investigation into ‘premeditated murder’.Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026A 13-year-old elementary schoolboy has stabbed a 61-year-old female teacher dead in northwestern Slovakia, according to authorities.A 44-year-old female teacher and a schoolgirl were also seriously wounded in Tuesday’s attack in the village of Staskov, near the Czech border, emergency service spokeswoman Petra Klimesova told the AFP news agency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Video: Students flee deadly school shooting in the Philippineslist 2 of 3Turkiye school shooting leaves 11 pupils woundedlist 3 of 3One killed, three injured in sword attack at school in Swedenend of listHealth Minister Kamil Sasko told reporters the schoolgirl was “in a serious, critical condition”.Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said at a news conference in Staskov that the life of the second teacher who was stabbed in the chest was not in danger.A motive for the attack was not immediately known.Police said the attacker was arrested and is being investigated by the Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) for “premeditated murder”.The si...