Germany: Student seriously injured in school stabbing, suspect detained

A female student is in a critical condition after being stabbed at the Westfalenkolleg, a further education school in the western German city of Paderborn.

Police confirmed that a 25-year-old suspect has been detained following the incident, which triggered an “amok alarm” and a large-scale police operation, Caliber.Az reports, citing German media.

According to initial findings, the attack took place shortly after 1 p.m. local time in the school’s sports hall. The assailant, described as a man, reportedly fled the scene before later turning himself in to police.

He was arrested around 2 p.m. near the Padersee, roughly one kilometre from the school. The weapon has not yet been recovered.

Police said the victim underwent emergency surgery and remains in a life-threatening condition. The suspect, a German citizen from Paderborn, is believed to be a student at the same adult education centre. The motive behind the attack is still unclear.

Special police units (SEK) were deployed to the school, and officers continue to search the premises to rule out the presence of additional suspects or victims. Several nearby streets have been cordoned off, and pupils are being supported by police victim protection officers as they prepare to leave the site.

By Aghakazim Guliyev