13-Year-Old Schoolboy Kills Teacher, Injures Two in Slovakia School Attack

A 13-year-old schoolboy has been detained after allegedly launching a knife attack at a school in northwestern Slovakia on Tuesday, killing a teacher and injuring another teacher and a pupil.

The incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m. GMT in the village of Staskov, near the Czech border.

Slovak police said the teenager was detained and is being investigated on suspicion of premeditated murder.

Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said the attack took place shortly after the first class of the day.

A 61-year-old female teacher died from her injuries, while another teacher, aged 44, sustained a stab wound to the chest and was taken to hospital. A female pupil was also hospitalised.

Health Minister Kamil Sasko said the schoolgirl was in a serious and critical condition, while the injured teacher was later reported to be out of danger.

Police said the situation in Staskov was under control following the incident.

Education Minister Tomas Drucker declined to comment on whether bullying may have been a motive for the attack.

Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed his condolences to the victim's family and said he was following the incident with concern.

President Peter Pellegrini said he was shocked that another student had attacked teachers and a fellow pupil. He called for efforts to reduce aggression and intolerance in society.

The incident comes after a similar attack in Slovakia in January 2025, when an 18-year-old student killed a teacher and another pupil and wounded a second pupil at a secondary school in Spisska Stara Ves.

In 2020, a teacher was also stabbed to death and several people were injured in an attack at an elementary school in central Slovakia.I can also provide 10 alternative English headlines for this story.

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