Halloween different than usual? Biedronka and Smyk are withdrawing some products

Since the end of last week, thousands of police officers have been sent to Polish schools. This comes after two serious incidents involving teenagers involving a knife in two consecutive days.

Biedronka and Smyk are withdrawing items from sale

In response, some large retailers, including Jeronimo Martins - the owner of Biedronki, the largest retail chain in Poland, with approximately 3.9 thousand stores. stores, informed about reducing the range of Halloween products. Jeronimo Martins has decided to remove from the shelves, among others: fake knives and macabre costumes.

Out of concern for the well-being of children and teenagers, we decided on Monday to withdraw selected Halloween-themed products that may evoke undesirable associations, says Małgorzata Polakowska, category director at the Biedronka chain, quoted by Reuters.

A similar decision was made by Smyk - a chain of children's goods stores. The company's authorities announced that they are withdrawing from their offer accessories imitating dangerous tools, such as plastic knives and cleavers.

"We believe that in the current circumstances, the presence of such products on the shelves of a store whose offer is addressed to families is inappropriate," reads a statement from Smyk, quoted by Reuters.

Attacks in schools in Masovia

On Thursday at the primary school in Leszczydole-Nowiny in the province. Masovian Voivodeship, a 15-year-old attacked three people, including a 37-year-old employee of the facility, who died.

The day before, at the Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostrołęka, a 19-year-old attacked nine people with a knife, including five students and two teachers. He also had a backpack with homemade explosives.

The police also foiled a possible attack at a school in Sierpc. A detained 17-year-old who threatened to "do something bad" was charged and arrested for two months.

Due to these events, on Friday, Masovian schools and kindergartens were subject to additional monitoring by the police supported by city guards.