Woman stabs teenager to death in rampage at Czech school

A woman stabbed a 16-year-old boy to death and injured two other students in an apparently random attack Tuesday at a high school in the Czech Republic. The suspect, a 26-year-old female, also injured two teenage girls and a police officer—and took one teenager hostage—before she was arrested. Police said the suspect was from a different Czech region and it was not immediately clear why she attacked the students. Police believe the suspect selected the town and the school at random.

A 16-year-old boy died from his injuries despite all efforts by emergency services.

Police spokeswoman Jana Kroutilova

According to Czech media, the woman had already stabbed a teacher in an elementary school canteen full of children near Ostrava in May 2012. At that time, she tried to kidnap a seven-year-old girl and stabbed a teacher protecting her. She then took the girl hostage, but gave her up after negotiations with the police. The teacher survived the attack. Media said the woman was diagnosed with schizophrenia and treated at an institution until February this year, when she was released into home care.

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