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14-Year-Old Stabs Teacher at Benfeld School as Motive Remains Unknown

Emergency support has been activated for students and staff after the arrest of the wounded suspect.

Overview

  • The 66-year-old music teacher was hospitalized with facial injuries and her life is not in danger, according to authorities.
  • Police arrested the student about an hour after the attack as he tried to leave the area; he inflicted throat wounds on himself and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
  • Roughly 800 students were evacuated from the Robert‑Schuman institute in Benfeld as security forces secured the campus.
  • Investigators say they are not treating the case as terrorism and have not established a motive.
  • Resigned education minister Élisabeth Borne condemned the assault, said she would go to the scene, and confirmed an emergency unit was mobilized to support the school community.