Il tredicenne che accoltella la prof. e l’assenza dell’incontro con il male

A thirteen-year-old boy attacked a literature teacher with knives and irritant spray at a middle school in Centocelle, Rome, on Friday, September 18. The student entered the classroom wearing a helmet with a camera attached and sprayed the teacher in the face before stabbing her three times in the side. A classmate intervened to stop the attack.

The teacher was discharged from the hospital after doctors confirmed she sustained no internal organ injuries. Video footage captured the boy in a school restroom prior to the incident, where he appeared to prepare for a mission by tucking diving knives into his waistband and starting a social media live stream.

The incident has prompted public debate regarding family influence, the impact of social media, and school security measures. Observers have questioned whether such actions stem from a specific concept of evil or from deeper existential voids and a sense of suffering among young people. Investigations into the attack are ongoing.