GRAPHIC WARNING: Ribamar Alves Ramos, 36, knifed Professor Mackson Garcez inside their workplace in Brazil. The attack took place after the professor sanctioned Ramos for failing to turn up to work
Teacher attacks school principal in Brazil
A video has captured the moment a teacher threatened his school principal with a knife in front of shocked staff members who said he looked “possessed”.
Ribamar Alves Ramos, 36, launched the terrifying attack against Professor Mackson Garcez inside a stationary cupboard in the Mario Silva D’Almeida State School, Manaus, in the state of Amazonas in Brazil. According to reports, Ramos grabbed a knife after he discovered he had been paid less after previously failing to turn up to work. In the clip, he approached the headmaster who was sitting on a photocopier.
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Ramos suddenly stormed into the room with a huge kitchen knife. The CCTV footage showed the suspect run towards him before slashing and stabbing his neck. As he fights for his life Garcez tries desperately to keep him at bay before six other teachers crowd into the room and pin down Ramos’ arms.
Then, blood pouring from his neck, the school head is rushed from the room while staff lock disarmed Ramos inside with a fellow teacher standing guard. Grim photos taken after the attack show the head stripped to the waist with blood gushing down his body from his wounds.
Paramedics rushed Garcez to Manacapuru General Hospital where his wounds were stitched and he was allowed to go home. One of the rescuers later told local media: “He looked possessed.”
Police arrested Ramos, who has been charged with attempted murder and is being held in custody. It later emerged that the head and teacher had clashed over 15 deductions made to his wages for unauthorised absences from school.
After the head told Ramos there was nothing he could do to reinstate the money, the teacher went to the school kitchen and returned with a knife.