Stabbing at Catholic Convent in Poland Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Wounded

A stabbing at a Polish convent killed one and injured four. Police detained a suspect. Details on the incident.

September 24, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Warsaw, Poland — A stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland on Thursday left one person dead and four others wounded, according to authorities. The incident occurred at an abbey in Jarosław around 9:30 a.m. (0730 GMT), with police detaining a suspect.

Four individuals—three men and a woman—were stabbed at the convent. One of the men later died from his injuries, while the others were hospitalized, with three suffering serious wounds. Authorities said they had been alerted to the incident by a Ukrainian citizen and were investigating the motive behind the attack.

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The suspect, identified as a 31-year-old foreign national, was detained at the scene. Police are continuing their inquiry into the circumstances of the stabbing. No further details about the suspect’s identity or the exact nature of the attack have been released at this time.

Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)

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