Jane attacked by first-year student – stabbed with knife and axe

Jane Jordahl, 35, fought for her life against a 14-year-old boy who attacked her with a knife and an axe.

The boy – who according to the police investigation was fascinated by gross violence and cannibalism – stabbed her at least 16 times in the face, head and all over her body.

– I feel a knife against my neck, I manage to bite his hand so that he drops the knife, she says. News, reports and analyses in Sweden and the rest of the world.

The 14-year-old boy had only worked two days as a PRO outside Enköping when he decided to cut off the head of a female coworker – and take it home in a paper bag.

He had brought a knife from home and also found an axe hanging in the warehouse at work. The police investigation later showed that he was fascinated by violent crime, serial killers and cannibals.

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A 14-year-old primary school student attacked Jane Jordahl, 35, with a knife and an axe.

She fought for her life at her workplace in a community in Enköping municipality.

The boy, who was fascinated by gross violence and cannibalism, inflicted severe cuts and stab wounds all over her body.

“Feel a knife to the throat”

– I’m going to let the boy out through the staff exit when he finishes for the day. We’re alone. Suddenly I feel a knife against my throat, I bite his hand so that he drops the knife, says Jane Jordahl, 35, from Örsundsbro in Enköping Municipality.

– I end up on my knees, he slashes at my face, at my chest. I have difficulty breathing, he has punctured my lung. I protect myself with my left arm, I am terrified that he will hit my heart, she says.

She says he stabbed her at least 14 times with the knife, cut her deeply in the cheeks. And stabbed her at least twice with an axe, including in the back of the head.

– I hold my face down, I try to shield myself with my arm. I keep moving so that he has a hard time hitting me. I feel deathly anxious, I know that if I lose consciousness I will die, says Jane Jordahl.

– I am very present in the moment. The medical staff later say that I reacted correctly, that it saved my life, she says.

Fascinated by violence

She says that the 14-year-old pre-school student seemed odd on his first day at the workplace. He was fascinated by violence and talked about horror films, and he asked personal questions that she found offensive.

The boy later said in questioning that he developed feelings for her.

– I wanted to eat her heart and physically have her with me. Make her a part of me, he said.

During the attack, which lasted up to three minutes, Jane Jordahl screamed for help. But no one heard. She eventually managed to break free and escape to a neighboring store, where police and an ambulance were called.

Knife and axe cuts all over the body

She suffered numerous lacerations to her neck, throat, face, chest and abdomen. Blood and air entered her lungs, causing life-threatening circulatory problems. And she was hit in the back of the head with an axe.

– I feel pretty good considering the circumstances. It’s healing every day, I have nerve damage and loss of sensation in several places. Mentally and spiritually it will take a while to heal, says Jane Jordahl.

Because the attacker is only 14 years old, he cannot be punished. After the incident, he was taken into care under the Youth Care Act, LVU. According to the social welfare board, he has long suffered from mental illness.

“Risk of him seeking me out”

– He will be taken care of until he is 21 years old, then he will be released. I have contacted the police’s personal protection. They say there is a risk that he will seek me out, they can do nothing but urge me to move and change my last name, says Jane Jordahl.

– I’m not going to run away, I want to move on with my life. I’m very grateful that I’m alive, but this shouldn’t define my life. I have so much else to live for, a husband and two children, friends, she says.

She is a trained archaeologist and is about to start a new position in her profession. Before she was attacked, she had already resigned from her job at the store where she had worked for two years.

The boy has confessed to the crime. When the police came to his house, he was sitting on his bed and waiting.

The boy’s fascination with violent crime and cannibalism was evident on his computer. He had searched for, among other things, “Why do people become evil or monsters” and “When does a corpse start smelling.” He had also shown an interest in the American serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, whose life was recently depicted in a Netflix series.

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