A priest has died following a stabbing at a Benedictine convent in Jarosław, southeastern Poland, on September 24. A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen who was in possession of a knife has been detained in connection with the incident, in which reportedly four men and one woman were stabbed.
Another victim is in critical condition following the attack. The priest who has died has been identified as Fr Stanisław Zbojnowicz.
Rzeszów Cathedral incorrectly announced the death of a second priest, Marek Pieńkowski, and apologised “for this error and for the pain it may have caused”. The cathedral stated that the priest was still undergoing surgery and that the community was filled with “great sadness” following the attack.
