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Moment masked teenager chases after a terrified student with a machete before the college is put into lockdown as police continue hunt for knifeman

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Rossiter, J. (2026, October 3). Moment masked teenager chases after a terrified student with a machete before the college is put into lockdown as police continue hunt for knifeman. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16179287/Moment-masked-teenager-chases-terrified-student-machete-college-lockdown-police-continue-hunt-knifeman.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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On Wednesday, at around 5pm, students and staff at John Ruskin College and Quest Academy in Croydon, south London were put into lockdown after reports of an individual with a bladed weapon. Footage showed a masked attacker dressed in black chasing a student with what appeared to be a machete near the college's smoking area. The attacker fled the scene before police arrived at approximately 5:10pm. A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, expressed fear and shock, stating that school was supposed to be a safe place but this incident shattered those expectations. Police are currently investigating the matter, and there have been no updates on an arrest or further details of the attacker's identity or motive.

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A student has been chased around a school by a masked attacker carrying what appeared to be a machete. asserted

what → chase → attacker

Students at John Ruskin College in Croydon, south London, and the nearby Quest Academy were kept inside their classrooms on Wednesday after reports of someone carrying a bladed weapon around 5pm. asserted

someone → keep → 5

Footage showed a masked attacker dressed in black wielding what looked to be a blade while chasing a teenager across the college. asserted

what → show → college

Pupils and staff stood nearby before the alleged attacker ran off the grounds with the weapon before police arrived around 5.10pm. asserted

police → stand → 5.10pm

A pupil, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: 'I noticed this person waiting outside the smoking area. ' asserted

person → want → area

As soon as another person came out of the building, the person with the knife went off on them. asserted

person → come → them

I felt fearful; I thought: "Oh my god, how is this happening." asserted

this → feel → ?

'I thought school was a safe place, and then this happened.' asserted

this → think → ?

A masked person dressed in black was filmed carrying what appeared to be a machete in a Croydon school on Wednesday The person ran off school grounds before police arrived shortly after 5pm asserted

police → dress → pm

spokesman said: 'Around 17:08hrs, officers attended a college in Selsdon Park Road, Croydon, following reports that a person had been seen with a bladed weapon. asserted

person → say → weapon

Police attended, but, by the time they arrived, the suspect had left the scene. asserted

suspect → attend → scene

No arrests have been made, and officers are seeking to locate the suspect, who is believed to be a teenager. asserted

who → make → suspect

No injuries were reported, and the college was temporarily placed on lockdown while officers made enquiries. asserted

officers → report → enquiries

This has now been lifted.' asserted

This → lift → ?

The suspect is believed to be a teenager and police continued to search for them. asserted

police → believe → them

John Ruskin College said it staged a 'precautionary lockdown following a security incident on campus grounds'. asserted

it → say → grounds

'The situation was managed swiftly by College staff in partnership with the police, and the College has resumed normal operations. asserted

College → manage → operations

'The safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and visitors remains our highest priority. asserted

safety → remain → students

We would like to thank our students, staff and the police for their cooperation and professionalism throughout the incident. asserted

We → like → incident

'As this matter is subject to ongoing police enquiries, we are unable to provide any further comment at this time. asserted

we → provide → time

We thank you for your cooperation on this matter.' asserted

We → thank → matter

Quest Academy said it also went into lockdown as a precaution during the incident. asserted

it → say → incident

An academy spokesman said: 'Pupils were allowed to leave as soon as the school was given the all-clear.' asserted

school → say → clear

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