Two hero pupils who tried to stop him attacking 50 year old Marina Parkhimovich suffered stab wounds and are now fighting for their lives in intensive care. The 15 year old suspect named as Vadim Miloshevsky was “grinning” and “laughing” as he stabbed his victims, said reports. He fled from the secondary school in the town of Stowsby after jumping from a second floor school window.
The boy was later apprehended by armed police.
Reports said the terrifying school siege had lasted two hours with children barricading themselves into their classrooms.
A pupil said: “Vadim came into a class with a broad smile on his face.
“His eyes were red.
“He was smiling when he stabbed Alexander in the neck.
“He laughed at the end of the attack, before leaving the class with the lifeless body.”
The wounded pupils are believed to be aged 16.
Witnesses said they “bravely” tried to stop the attacker as he knifed the teacher.
The local district hospital said: “They are currently in operating theatres with knife wounds.
“It is too soon to say anything about their state of health.”
A police spokesman said: ”The teacher and one of the teenagers have died from the injuries, while two more minors were promptly taken to the hospital.”
Witnesses say the boy – named Vadim – stormed into the class of history teacher around 7.40am.
He stabbed her twice in the neck, and wounded the two pupils who got up from their desks to try to stop him, say reports.
Then the attacker ran into another class and twice stabbed a 17 year old pupil named Alexander from behind.
The wounded teenager died in his father’s arms minutes after the man ran back to school after hearing the school was under siege.
Vadim has spent some minutes “running around the school, waving a knife and making petrified pupils barricade themselves inside classes”.
“My blood chills when I try to contemplate what happened,” said a neighbour of the alleged attacker.
“I know Vadim’s family.
“He is a nice, peaceful boy who never said a bad work let alone hurt anyone.”
The neighbour added: “His parents are the loveliest couple, also nice and welcoming, two hard-working people who always talk in a nice way and help whenever they can.”
After the attack, police evacuated all classrooms.
Parents were told to come and collect their children.
Police were carrying out forensic work at the school and had sealed off the flat of the attacker.