Woman 'decapitated in axe attack' at Warsaw University: Polish man, 22, arrested over killing on campus
A severed head has been reportedly found after an axe attack at a university in Poland.
Police said on Wednesday they had arrested a 22-year-old Polish man after he allegedly killed one person with an axe at Warsaw University.
Another victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the horror attack, described as a 'huge tragedy' by the university.
The man reportedly walked onto the campus at around 5.40pm Polish time while brandishing an axe.
Private broadcaster Polsat News reported that a woman's severed head and an axe had been found at the university.
A spokesperson for the district prosecutor's said that a female administrative employee of the university had been killed at the scene and a security guard was injured and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
They declined to comment on whether a severed head had been found.
He said that the attacker had entered an auditorium at the university.
Private broadcaster Polsat News reported that a woman's severed head and an axe had been found at the university
In a statement ton X (formerly Twitter) Warsaw Police said: 'Police have detained a man who entered the University of Warsaw campus. One person died, another was taken to hospital with injuries.'
The Rector of the University of Warsaw said in a statement that May 8 would be a day of mourning at the institution, calling the attack a 'huge tragedy'.
'We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones,' the statement read.
In a statement, the University of Warsaw said: 'Ladies and Gentlemen, today in the afternoon the University of Warsaw Community was struck by a huge tragedy.
'Our colleague, a UW employee, was brutally murdered.
'The perpetrator was arrested. We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones.
'A university guard was also seriously injured. Due to the current situation, I am declaring tomorrow, May 8, 2025, a day of mourning at the University of Warsaw.
'On behalf of the entire University of Warsaw community. Rector and College of Rectors of the University of Warsaw.'
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