Knife attack in Guangdong Lianjiang Kindergarten kills six
10.07.2023
Six people, including young children, were killed in a knife attack at a kindergarten in Lianjiang, Guangdong province, China. In recent years, there have been many violent attacks on kindergartens in China, which has aroused people’s discussion on topics such as social atmosphere, mental health, and safety measures.
(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) According to a report issued by the Public Security Bureau of Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province, an intentional injury case occurred on Monday (July 10) in Hengshan Town, Lianjiang City, resulting in 6 deaths and 1 injury. The suspect – a 25-year-old man – has been arrested by police.
It is reported that the 6 dead include 1 teacher, 2 parents and 3 students on the Internet, and an insider is quoted as saying that the assailant had a personal dispute with one of the victims. The claims have not been officially confirmed. The Propaganda Department of Lianjiang City said on the afternoon of the 10th that the cause of the case and the identities of the six victims are still under investigation and verification.
This “vicious incident” has attracted great attention on the Chinese Internet. Most netizens expressed their outrage, denouncing the attack on defenseless young children as “cowards”, “animals”, “too bad in nature” and “not to be lightly forgiven”. Some even called for the death penalty for the murderer.
Some Weibo users urged, “Quickly release the truth about the incident. What is the situation that caused such bad and extreme incidents to happen again and again?” So, or are there more things like this now?”
Child attacks occur frequently
In recent years, in Chinese kindergartens, primary schools, etc. Violent attacks on educational institutions happens sometimes. In August 2022, a murder case with a knife occurred in a kindergarten in Anfu County, Jiangxi Province, resulting in 4 deaths and 6 injuries. In April 2021, a man committed a crime in a kindergarten in Beiliu City, Yulin, Guangxi, stabbing to death 2 young children and wounding 16 others.
In 2017, An explosion occurred at the entrance of a kindergarten in Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province, resulting in 8 deaths and dozens of injuries. The suspect himself was also killed. According to the information released by the police, the 22-year-old man had a mental illness. The police found materials for a self-made explosive device in his rented house. handwriting.
Regarding the latest kindergarten tragedy, some Internet users pointed out, “The economy is not good, young people are unemployed, stressed, and prone to emotional problems.” Some people also think that the safety measures of schools and preschool education institutions are not in place. There are also people who worry that “if there is no news media to deeply analyze the underlying causes of vicious cases and spread them widely, there will be more and more vicious cases.”
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