Spišská Stará Ves school stabbing

Spišska Stará Ves school stabbing
Location49°22′45″N 20°21′39″E / 49.3792°N 20.3608°E / 49.3792; 20.3608
Gymnázium, Spišská Stará Ves Slovakia
Date16 January 2025
c.13:00 (CET)
Attack type
Mass stabbing, Misogynist terrorism
WeaponKnife
Deaths2
Injured1
PerpetratorSamuel Straško
MotiveMisogyny

On 16 January 2025, a stabbing took place at a high school in Spišská Stará Ves, a small town in Slovakia near the border with Poland. A 18-year-old student fatally stabbed a teacher and a fellow student, with one other person injured. The culprit was arrested after the stabbing.