Overview
- The incident occurred during recess on Friday when a 15-year-old student suffered cuts to her face after a classmate allegedly used a cutter and another pupil intervened to prevent a worse injury.
- The Defensoría del Pueblo asked the Ministerio Público to investigate and urged UGEL Sullana and the school to activate protocols to protect both students and ensure safe classrooms.
- The prosecutor handling the case said early diligences indicate the two students may have assaulted each other and investigators are relying on a medico-legal certificate while they review video evidence to establish what happened.
- The victim’s family says the school director only made the girls shake hands and did not impose discipline, and they reported prior threats by the alleged attacker and her mother to the victim at her home.
- Parents and neighbors protested outside the Querecotillo police station to demand sanctions, and the case could prompt UGEL review of the school’s response and wider enforcement of anti‑violence measures in the region.