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Caretaker killed and two teachers injured in knife attack at primary school in Poland
Overview
A 37-year-old school caretaker has died after being stabbed by a 15-year-old former pupil at a primary school in Leszczydół-Nowiny, Poland. Two teachers, including the headteacher, were injured while overpowering the attacker, though their lives are not in danger. This incident follows another recent school stabbing in Poland and the police detention of a 17-year-old who planned a separate attack.
Key points
- A 37-year-old caretaker was killed in a knife attack at a primary school in Leszczydół-Nowiny, north of Warsaw.
- The attacker was identified as a 15-year-old former pupil carrying three knives.
- A teacher and the school's headteacher were injured while overpowering the attacker; their lives are not in danger.
- Polish police detained a separate 17-year-old boy in Sierpc after he indicated plans to harm someone at his school and was found with two knives.
- These events follow a separate stabbing attack at another Polish school a day earlier where seven people were injured.