Horror scene in the Urbain-Vitry high school in Toulouse. A 16-year-old young woman was just stabbed by a man this Thursday, May 2, around 5 p.m. The attacker is believed to be a 19-year-old boy. He would have rushed at the victim. The events allegedly happened in the high school gymnasium.
She apparently received several stab wounds to the arm, before being taken care of by the emergency services on site, she is currently being treated in the high school infirmary. His injuries would be superficial. “The attacker was disarmed before being locked in a classroom,” said a shocked witness to the scene. It would be a student who overpowered this man.
According to our information, this man is suffering from serious psychiatric disorders. He was arrested by the national police. His motivations are unclear.
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The rector of Toulouse is present, on site, at the Urbain-Vitry vocational high school
A “love” motive?
The young man, in his final year at this vocational high school, allegedly attacked the 16-year-old girl out of “love during a PE class”, according to a Source close to the investigation, as indicated by AFP.
The attack allegedly took place during PE class, in the gymnasium of the Urbain-Vitry high school, according to the rectorate
“The PE teachers and other students present intervened and quickly controlled the student,” he said.
The perpetrator of the stabbing was taken into police custody
According to our information, this man is suffering from serious psychiatric disorders. He was arrested by the national police. His motivations are unclear.
The victim was treated directly at the school infirmary.
The firefighters did not intervene at the school, the student was treated in the infirmary of her establishment. She suffers from a superficial injury to her right arm. A private ambulance should transport her to a treatment center.
The attacker is a final year student, according to the rectorate
According to the rectorate: “At the very end of the afternoon, at the Urbain Vitry high school in Toulouse, during PE class, a Terminale student attacked a Secondary student with a knife, superficially injuring her arm. PE teachers and other students present intervened and quickly subdued the student. The school nurse took charge of the young girl and immediately arrested the young man. view. A listening cell will be set up tomorrow morning at the school. Rector Mostafa Fourar strongly condemns this violent attack.
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Here is the information we have: a 19-year-old man entered the Urbain-Vitry high school around 5 p.m. to stab a student.
