Student in South Korea injures 7 during stabbing rampage at Cheongju high school
Police are investigating the motive behind the shocking attack that injured educators, staff and a parent
The incident unfolded on Monday morning at around 8.33am at a high school in Cheongju, a city in North Chungcheong province located about 110km southeast of Seoul.
According to The Korea Herald, the 18-year-old attacker – a second-year student – was in a counselling session with a special-education teacher when he suddenly began strangling the educator.
He then chased the teacher into the hallway and allegedly began slashing at other staff members with what appeared to be a utility knife.
The school’s principal and two staff members were left with stab wounds to the chest, abdomen and back, and were transferred to hospitals for treatment.
The counsellor was also hospitalised due to shock and breathing difficulties.