A 9-year-old boy was murdered and three other children seriously
injured after they were attacked in a primary school of south
China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday morning.
Su Qianxiao, 42, has been arrested for murder after he broke
into the Chiling Primary School in Longtang Township, Xuwen County
and attacked the children with a kitchen knife.
Huang Tianhao, 9, was killed and two 7-year-old girls and a
9-year-old boy were seriously wounded in the attack.
There were only four students at the school when the attack
occurred at 5:30 am, because the first class usually begins at 7
am.
The three injured children, one of who is in critical condition,
are being treated in a county-level hospital.
Su, who was captured by local people after he attempted to kill
himself by jumping from the school building, is receiving medical
treatment in the same hospital. Local police officers say he was
incoherent.
The primary school has closed and 40 students are attending
class in an adjacent school.
Su, a villager of Chiling, was seen quarrelling with the parents
of the victim a few years ago.
The police investigation continues.
(Xinhua News Agency June 14, 2007)