An Irish teacher has reportedly been stabbed by a 13-year-old pupil at a school in Spain.
He was taken to hospital after reportedly being knifed in the back on Wednesday morning during a class.
The drama occurred around 10.45am at a school in the south-east city of Murcia identified as Monteagudo School.
The unnamed stabbing victim, described locally as a 41-year-old Irish national, is understood to teach English and technology at the boys-only school.
The nationality of the boy who allegedly attacked him is not yet clear.
Local reports describing the teacher as Irish said he was knifed as he was at the chalkboard with his back to the class with a bladed weapon the teenager had previously showed to a classmate in the toilets.
One said the teacher had been stabbed three times by the pupil, thought to have enrolled at the school last year.
He was taken to Morales Messeguer University Hospital in Murcia for treatment but his injuries have not been described as serious.
An investigation led by Spain’s National Police is now underway and the youngster was this afternoon with specialist officers while youth prosecutors took a decision on his immediate future.
The force has yet to comment officially but a well-placed source said the teacher had been knifed in the ribs.
Parents described the school as a “very peaceful and calm place” and said many were finding out from press reports what had happened.
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