On 29 September 2026, a school stabbing occurred at an elementary school in Staškov, Slovakia. The attack left a 61-year-old female teacher along with a 13-year-old girl dead. A 41-year-old female teacher was severely injured. A 13-year-old is in police custody. The motive is currently unknown.
Background
The attack follows a series of similar incidents in Slovakia. In 2025, an 18-year-old student fatally stabbed two people at a high school in northern Slovakia. In 2020, a former student attacked a high school in the town of Vrútky, killing the deputy principal and injuring five people. In 2022, a high school student attacked and injured a student at a high school in Nováky.
Stabbing On 29 September 2026, in Staškov, Slovakia, the suspected attacker, a 13-year-old student, attacked his school with a knife. The attack left a 61-year-old female teacher dead while another student and a 41-year-old female teacher were wounded. The 14-year-old girl died from the wounds 2 days after the stabbing despite the efforts of the doctors. The 13-year-old suspect is in police custody.
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