Attacker in Spišská School Stabbing Denies Murder Charges, Claims Impulsive Act

Samuel S., a student who carried out a stabbing attack at a gymnasium in Spišská, has denied charges of premeditated murder, claiming his actions were impulsive rather than planned. The 19-year-old defendant had purchased a knife just over a week before the attack and used it to fatally stab two people at the school. His victims were deputy headmistress Mária Semančíková, who had proposed transferring him to an individual study plan, and classmate Alena Čarnogurská, who had reported his death threats to authorities out of fear for her safety. The attack occurred when Samuel was supposed to attend commission examinations at the school. The case is being heard at the Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok, where the defendant initially expressed interest in the proceedings before denying the murder charges.