Nice: Weapon and 'Russian Roulette'... Mother of Student Attacks Two Teachers, Attempted Murder Investigation Opened

A 36-year-old woman was arrested and placed in police custody on Monday in Nice after assaulting the principal and a teacher at a nursery school. "It is apparently a parent of a student" who, according to him, had an appointment with the principal at 9:00 a.m., noted Éric Ciotti (UDR).

The mayor of France's fifth-largest city denounced an assault of "unprecedented violence and particularly serious" during a press briefing held outside the school. The principal was also "held captive," the mayor specified. He explained that the parent used a weapon, "dummy or real, I do not know at this stage," as well as "a knife." According to Nice Matin, the principal was subjected to a game of Russian roulette, with the woman pulling the trigger twice without it firing. Both victims are deeply shocked.

"Attempted Murder Investigation Opened"

Both the principal and the teacher were struck. "The confinement reportedly lasted nearly an hour, after which the person allegedly exited," the mayor emphasized. "She reportedly encountered a teacher she knew, visibly the teacher of one of her children at this nursery school. Physical violence reportedly occurred again, with multiple blows delivered before the alarm was raised."

No Students Witnessed the Incident

The prosecutor of Nice announced the opening of an investigation for "attempted murder," while the custody of the student's mother was extended. The handgun used has not been found, the magistrate stated.

No students witnessed the incident, Éric Ciotti specified. For his part, the Minister of National Education, Édouard Geffray, denounced an "intolerable" assault. "It occurs against a backdrop of trivializing violence in our society, which we must collectively reject: attacking these two women in the performance of their duties is an attack on the School system as a whole."