Schoolyard fight turns into tragedy in China as child stabbed to death
- Incident the latest in a string of violent cases involving children
Police in central China have detained a 13-year-old boy after he allegedly stabbed a classmate to death during a lunchtime argument at school, according to authorities.
Police took Yan Haoling, 13, into custody after he allegedly fatally stabbed classmate He Yutao, 12, in the stomach and back at Zhumu Middle School in Lianyuan, Hunan province, on Tuesday, He’s aunt told the South China Morning Post.
The aunt, who declined to be named, said she was told that the argument started when Haoling kicked a ball into Yutao’s belly.
She said Yutao’s parents had been away working in Guangdong province and was being cared for by his grandparents.
She said she had also spoken to Haoling’s father.
“We talked on the phone. He told me he wanted to kill his son [for what’s happened]. Hearing such grieving words, I didn’t know what to do but end the conversation,” she said.