Slovak High School Knife Attack Leaves Two Dead, Suspect Detained

An 18-year-old student fatally stabbed a deputy principal and a fellow student in Spisska Stara Ves before being apprehended by police.

The attack occurred at a grammar school in the northeastern Slovak town of Spisska Stara Ves, near the Polish border.
The victims were identified as the school's deputy principal and a fellow student, while another individual remains hospitalized in critical condition.
The suspect, an 18-year-old student who had previously been expelled from another school, initially fled the scene but was quickly detained by police.
Slovak Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok and Education Minister Tomáš Drucker visited the site and condemned the violence, pledging measures to improve school safety.
This incident follows a series of school-related attacks in Slovakia and neighboring countries in recent years, raising concerns about violence in educational settings.