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Matúš Šutaj Eštok

Matúš Šutaj Eštok

Slovak lawyer and politician, Minister of Interior of Slovakia

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  • Oct 2

    Second victim dies following knife attack at Slovak primary school in Staškov

    A 13-year-old girl died in the hospital on 1 October 2026, two days after an eighth-grade pupil carried out a knife attack at a primary school in Staškov, northern Slovakia.

  • Oct 1

    Slovak pupil kills teacher in Staškov school knife attack as prior warnings face scrutiny

    A 13-year-old pupil killed a 61-year-old teacher and injured two others in Staškov, triggering an inspection into earlier police handling of school complaints.

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