A nun in Slovenia has been removed from teaching after allegdly stabbing a boy in the hand to emphasise what Jesus might have felt on the cross. 

The Mirror reported that Sister Ludovita was teaching an RE lesson in Kysucke Nove Mesto, northern Slovakia, when she apparently put a needle in the hand of a seven-year-old. She denies stabbing the boy.

She later said that the 'children had been invited to voluntarily experience mild pain so they could empathise with the theme.' She claims that she invited pupils to prick themselves, but did not force them.

Sister Ludovita said the boy stabbed himself in the hand. A school spokesperson said: "She denies stabbing the boy and says he did it himself. Either way, this is inappropriate behaviour and will not be tolerated in this school."

The mother of the boy said she was shocked by the nun's behaviour. It was reported that she said: "And with Easter coming I began to worry about what she would do next - crucify one of the students or hammer a nail into their hands?"