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Teenager perpetrator of fatal school stabbing in France says he was 'in a sort of lucid dream'

On April 24, 2025, a 16-year-old student named Justin P. Fatally stabbed a classmate and injured three others at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes during lunchtime.
The attack followed growing concerns about adolescent mental health issues amid scarce school medical staff and large class sizes in France, with reports highlighting increasing emergency visits and suicidal thoughts.
Investigations revealed Justin P. Was evidently suicidal and socially isolated, having only meaningful conversations with one victim, Lorène, and was placed in psychiatric care the evening of the attack.
Authorities stated no definite motive could be confirmed yet, with prosecutor Antoine Leroy noting, “No motive can be established with any certainty,” while local leaders urged prioritizing mental health resources over security theatrics.
The stabbing underscored a mental health crisis in schools that demands political action on prevention and support, while calls for intensified security measures risk overshadowing the deeper public health emergency.

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Violence in school: after the attack on Nantes, let's talk about mental health rather than metal detectors!

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Bertrand Alliot : Nantes, the crime of a false idea

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Teenager perpetrator of fatal school stabbing in France says he was 'in a sort of lucid dream'

The student who killed a classmate and injured three others in Nantes, western France, struggled to explain his actions to investigators. Visibly disturbed, he mentioned his relationship with one of his victims and the radical environmental manifesto he claimed to have written.

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Henri Guaino and Alain Bentolla: "What can schools do in the face of an increasingly dehumanized society?"

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Knife attack in Nantes: the dead girl's parents throw a poop

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