(CNN) -- A classmate allegedly slashed a 16-year-old Connecticut student to death in a school stairwell, authorities said.
Maren Sanchez was described by her family as "a bright light full of hopes and dreams." She died Friday after being slashed in her neck, chest and face.
The alleged assailant, a 16-year-old male classmate, was removed by staff members at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, local police said.
