School stabbing in Budapest: victim taken to hospital

A high school student attacked a classmate with a knife in Budapest, the injured was taken to hospital – the Budapest Police Headquarters said on Monday on police.hu. The Budapest Economic Vocational Training Centre (BGSZC) Hunfalvy János Bilingual Teaching Language School of Economics – where the stabbing happened – said in a statement that the stabbed boy suffered injuries that would heal within 8 days.

The police did not name the institution, saying only that the crime took place at a secondary school in the 1st district at around 9.20 a.m. on Monday.

The injured was taken to hospital by paramedics and the knifeman was arrested at the scene.

The Budapest Police Headquarters has opened an investigation into attempted assault causing bodily harm, and the alleged perpetrator is being held accountable, they said.

According to a statement sent to MTI by the BGSZC, “there was no previous history of the incident”.

The injured student suffered injuries that healed within 8 days. The police are investigating the case, and the headmaster of the institution informed the staff and students of the incident at a school meeting. The school where the stabbing took place has informed the school that a school psychologist is available to help the pupils if necessary.

According to the Blikk, the student stabbed his classmate during a break and the victim was seriously injured in the neck.

A police car is currently stationed outside the school in Ponty Street, and we will update this article as soon as we have any new information on the case.

As we wrote a few days earlier, Hungary has seen yet another horrible event three days ago: after an argument, a middle-aged man stabbed and set fire to his friend. Shocking details HERE.

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Source: MTI