The case of negligence was initiated after the attack on schoolchildren in Nizhny Novgorod

A criminal case on negligence was initiated after a knife attack by a teenager on two students at a Nizhny Novgorod school. This was announced on March 12 by the investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Nizhny Novgorod region in the Telegram channel.

"An investigator of the investigative department for the Sormovsky district of Nizhny Novgorod of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod region has opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Negligence")," the statement said.

According to the investigation, the incident occurred due to the negligent attitude of the school staff to their duties to ensure the safety of students.

All the causes of the incident are currently being determined.

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Teachers of the educational institution were suspected of negligence

The attack on students at a Nizhny Novgorod school took place on March 11. The attacker has been detained. According to the Interior Ministry, the lives of both victims are not in danger. The prosecutor's office announced that it would conduct an inspection at the educational institution and assess how crime prevention is carried out there. A criminal case has already been opened into the attack.

Later, a Nizhny Novgorod school security guard reported that he did not have a metal detector with him. According to him, the frame at the entrance to the educational institution also did not work.