Chiara Nava A video has been released online that purportedly documents the moments immediately preceding the assault on an Italian and history teacher at the Verga middle school in Centocelle, Rome. The nearly three-minute clip shows the 13-year-old preparing for the attack in the school's restrooms before heading to class.
Teacher stabbed: Video filmed in school bathrooms
The images were apparently recorded by a camera attached to the boy's helmet . The video shows the 13-year-old inside the school bathrooms preparing the objects he would later use during the attack.
In the video, the young man is seen hiding two diving knives in his trousers and then showing the camera a pair of airsoft goggles.
Before leaving the restrooms, the boy also allegedly held a pepper spray can . The sequence continues as he exits the restrooms and walks along the school corridor, arriving in front of the teacher's classroom.
The entry into the classroom and the assault on the teacher
According to the video, once he entered the classroom, the 13-year-old took out one of the blades and ran towards the teacher , hitting her.
He also allegedly used pepper spray. The scene reportedly caused moments of intense fear among the students and school staff . The video is now being examined by investigators, who are carefully reconstructing the events and verifying whether other people were involved.
The online release of the images has added further evidence to the investigation into the attack that took place inside the Roman school. Investigators will now need to determine how the video was captured and subsequently distributed, as well as reconstruct the exact sequence of events.