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  • Norse Apocalypse Legend Included In Stabbing Suspect’s Writings

    Norse apocalypse legend “Ragnarok” apparently played a part in some of the writings left by the high school stabbing suspect who injured 20 students and a security guard in Pennsylvania.

    16-year old Alex Hribal allegedly brought two kitchen knives to school in April with the intention of stabbing several people and carried out his mission early that morning as kids were arriving on campus. Investigators obtained a search warrant for Hribal’s cell phone and locker, where they found a document he’d written titled “Ragnarok”. The writings made reference to the Norse legend, which stated that the end of the world would come about this past February.

    “I can’t wait to see the priceless and helpless looks on the faces of the students of one of the ‘best schools in Pennsylvania’ realize their precious lives are going to be taken by the only one among them that isn’t a plebian,” Hribal wrote.

    Hribal reportedly told Vice Principal Samuel King that he wasn’t done when King asked him to drop his weapons; investigators believe he was targeting specific people. Attorney Patrick Thomassey has said that his client was bullied, but so far no evidence has been brought forth to support the claim.

    “No, I am not dropping them (knives), my work is not done I have more people to kill,” Hribal allegedly said.

    According to NorseMythology.org, the tale of Ragnarok is one of the end of the world as we know it in order for a rebirth to occur.

    Ragnarok (Old Norse Ragnarök, “The Doom of the Gods”) is the name the pre-Christian Norse gave to the end of their mythical cycle, during which the cosmos is destroyed and is subsequently re-created.

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  • Pennsylvania School Stabbing Suspect To Be Evaluated

    The 16-year-old responsible for the stabbing of 21 other students and a security guard may be the subject of a mental evaluation. His defense attorney is making the request in order to ensure that his client is tried in juvenile court rather than as an adult.

    Attorney Patrick Thomassey admitted during an interview with Good Morning America that Alex Hribal had been responsible for the stabbings.

    He said that he expects that any defense put forth regarding the crime will more than likely be based on Hribal’s mental state.

    Pennsylvania law dictates that Thomassey will have to prove to a judge in juvenile court that Hribal can be rehabilitated through juvenile court.

    A benefit of getting his client’s case moved to juvenile court is that the youth system only has authority over juvenile offenders until the age of 21. If Hribal is tried and charged as an adult, he could be put away for many years.

    Thomassey described his young client as “confused, scared, and depressed” and feels that while Hribal understands what he did, he doesn’t appreciate “the gravity of what he did.”

    Said Thomassey, “I’m sure that as he wakes up this morning it will start to sink in where he is now and what’s going to happen to him.”

    Hribal’s parents have not seen their son since the incident according to his defense attorney.

    “They send their best wishes to anybody involved in this,” said Thomassey. “They could not have predicted this was going to happen.”

    They also wished for him to express to the public their personal shock and horror at what their son had done.

    Despite Hribal’s parents and community being caught off-guard by the violent stabbings, some theories are being floated in an effort to explain the tragic event.

    Persons on social media sites are suggesting that Hribal acted out after being a victim of bullying.

    Thommassey said that he had “heard that rumor”. For now he’s denying that bullying was the potential reason for his client’s actions.

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