Student who stabbed Japan schoolteacher wanted to ‘experience killing’
- The teenager told police he desired to see ‘what would happen when someone is killed’ after he was arrested for attacking the teacher at a junior high school near Tokyo
- The student also hinted that he was behind a spate of dead, mutilated cats found in the city of Saitama
A teenager arrested after stabbing a teacher at a junior high school near Tokyo told police he desired to see “what would happen when someone is killed,” investigative sources said on Thursday.
The teenager, a high school student from the neighbouring city of Saitama, did not know the teacher he had attacked. His name is being withheld because he is a minor.
According to Saitama prefectural police, the alleged assailant attempted to enter a classroom on the third floor of Misasa Junior High School through its back door at around 12.20pm on Wednesday while first-year students were taking an end-of-semester test.
A 60-year-old teacher acting as the exam proctor got into a scuffle with the student and suffered multiple injuries to his arms and lower torso, including a deep stab wound in his abdomen.
The 28 students in the classroom at the time safely evacuated. The suspect was restrained by teachers who rushed to the scene, and he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
