Overview
- A 13-year-old boy in Huancayo was stabbed during a school-related confrontation and later died at Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrión after the attack that occurred on Aug. 22, according to local reports.
- Family members say the Huancayo victim had recently left Colegio Santa Isabel because of ongoing bullying and alleged extortion, and witnesses say the attacker fled the scene as police search for a suspect known by an alias.
- In Iquitos, a concrete structure collapsed during demolition work at Petronila Perea de Ferrando school, killing 18-year-old Taylor Yaicate Ricopa and seriously injuring another student who was briefly without a heartbeat before being resuscitated.
- Regional education officials, the National Police and the Public Ministry — including an anti‑corruption unit — have opened criminal and administrative probes into the Iquitos collapse and detained the school director and a teacher pending investigation.
- Both cases have sparked protests and the suspension of classes and raise urgent questions about school safety rules, local UGEL oversight and whether staff directed students to perform hazardous tasks; investigators’ findings and any criminal charges will determine next steps.