South Korean teacher asked about a fatal knife attack on elementary school students

South Korean teacher asked about a fatal knife attack on elementary school students

in Seoul, South Korea, a primary school teacher is asked by the police after she allegedly stabbed a first grader girl in the city of Daejeon. The incident occurred during afternoon care and shaken the country. The incumbent president of the country then ordered the review of the security standards in schools.

Details of the incident

The crime happened on Monday in a media room on the second floor of the school. The female suspect, which is in medical treatment at the time of arrest due to self -inflicted injuries, is reportedly in their 40s. According to Yuk Jong myeong, the head of the western police station in Daejeon, the teacher recently came back to work after a health break in which she was treated due to depression.

search action and discovery

After the first grader was reported missing on Monday at 5:15 p.m. local time, the police and family members began searching the school and the surrounding areas. The girl's grandmother found it in the media room at 5:50 p.m. The girl was immediately taken to the hospital where she was declared dead.

reactions of the authorities

Choi Sang-Mok, which is based on the Yeol incumbent head of government called for a thorough investigation of the incident and instructed the educational authorities to "take the necessary measures to ensure that such incidents never happen again". In the meantime, grieving flowers and condolences laid down at the school's goal, which was closed on Tuesday.