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Sanary-sur-Mer Classroom Stabbing: 14-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder, Held in Pretrial Detention

Prosecutors say the attack was planned as retaliation for disciplinary entries recorded on the school’s Pronote app.

Overview

  • The 60-year-old arts teacher remains in a worrying condition after multiple surgeries, with doctors still reserved about her vital prognosis.
  • Investigators say the pupil inflicted four knife wounds with a 12 cm Opinel during a 14:25 classroom break, in front of 22 students.
  • During questioning, the adolescent admitted premeditation, said he sought revenge, took the knife from his kitchen, and had researched minors’ criminal penalties online.
  • Pronote logs show 10 disciplinary incidents linked to the student since September, five attributed to the victim; searches found several bladed weapons in his room.
  • Classes at Collège La Guicharde have resumed on an adapted schedule with a psychological support unit, while a separate Lyon case over a filmed schoolgirl assault is under active investigation.