Overview
- The attack occurred around 16:50 on Tuesday inside a classroom at the Escuela Media de Alderetes shortly before recess.
- Doctors at the Tucumán Children’s Hospital operated overnight for a hemothorax, placed a chest drain, and report the girl stable and lucid.
- Police preserved the scene and seized a roughly 30-centimeter Tramontina-type knife, with criminalistics tests now underway.
- Prosecutors initially labeled the case attempted homicide and transferred it to the Homicide Unit, which is examining motive and how the weapon entered the school.
- The 13-year-old alleged attacker was identified and released to his parents due to age, with Dinayf and juvenile-court evaluations proceeding; Education officials say he had no prior conflict records.