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title: "Student in northeastern France stabs school assistant to death as bags checked"
description: "French police were questioning a student who stabbed to death a 31-year-old school assistant on Tuesday as pupils' bags were being checked outside the gates of a school in Nogent in northeastern France."
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published: "2025-06-10T13:15:43"
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# Student in northeastern France stabs school assistant to death as bags checked

> French police were questioning a student who stabbed to death a 31-year-old school assistant on Tuesday as pupils' bags were being checked outside the gates of a school in Nogent in northeastern France.

By Reuters · Published 10 June 2025, 15:15 SAST · Updated 10 June 2025, 15:15 SAST

## Key points
- In a tragic twist of fate, Nogent mourns the loss of an educational assistant to a senseless act of violence, leaving President Macron to rally the nation against the specter of youth crime, while a 15-year-old suspect reportedly finds himself in a world of trouble that even the gendarmerie can’t fix.
- A 15-year-old suspect is in custody following the tragic death of an educational assistant in Nogent, Haute-Marne.
- President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "senseless wave of violence" and expressed national mourning.
- The French government is prioritizing measures to combat rising crime rates in the wake of the incident.
- Media reports suggest the suspect is a student, though this information remains unconfirmed by Reuters.

## Content

The suspect was being held at the gendarmerie of Nogent, the Haute-Marne Prefecture said.

"While watching over our children in Nogent, an educational assistant lost her life, the victim of a senseless wave of violence," President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X

"The nation is in mourning and the government is mobilized to reduce crime," he added.

Several media reports said the suspect was a 15-year-old student. Reuters could not immediately confirm this information.

(Reporting by Dominique VidalonEditing by Bernadette Baum)