Overview
- The attack occurred Tuesday inside a classroom on the third floor of the Faculty of Medicine and left a 19-year-old female medical student with multiple stab wounds.
- Medical staff transported the victim to hospital and authorities say she is out of danger but remains under observation for serious physical injuries and emotional shock.
- Classmates intervened to beat and restrain the 19-year-old suspect until police arrived; the detained suspect has been identified in news reports as Federico Lamaita and is at the disposal of the justice system.
- Acquaintances and former schoolmates have alleged the suspect showed prior obsession, harassment and threats toward girls, claims that investigators are examining for motive and context.
- Faculty staff criticized security gaps on campus, citing a single guard on duty and no cameras on the floors, and police and Policía Científica have carried out on-site forensic work as the judicial probe continues.