Teen charged with murder of two shop assistants in Hradec Králové

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with the fatal stabbing of two saleswomen in Hradec Králové on Thursday morning. The victims, aged 19 and 38, were attacked inside a store on Akademika Bedrny Street. A police officer arrived within a minute and provided first aid, but both women succumbed to multiple stab wounds.

The suspect was arrested about ten minutes later, less than a kilometre from the scene. Police recovered a 20-centimetre knife near the crime scene. Investigators believe the attack was random and not linked to terrorism. As a juvenile, the suspect faces a maximum sentence of ten years.