French teacher stabbed to death by mother of student

  • 10 years ago
Police surround the school where a French teacher was stabbed to death in front of her students on the last day of school.

The government says the 34-year-old teacher, who was married and had two young children was stabbed and killed by the mother of a student.

The suspect was arrested not far from the school about 20 minutes after the deadly attack.

France's education minister responded to the scene immediately.

SOUNDBITE: (French) EDUCATION MINISTER BENOIT HAMON SAYING:

"This July 4, a time that we're meant to be feeling happy for the children that school's finishing and the holidays are starting and the teachers have rounded off a year, will now definitively be a day of mourning for all of us because of this abominable crime."

The preliminary investigation shows the woman who stabbed the teacher had known psychiatric problems.

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