Daejeon: A female teacher in her 40s stabbed an eight-year-old student to death at an elementary school in the central city of Daejeon on Monday and inflicted stab wounds on herself, authorities said.
According to Yonhap News Agency, police found the two with stab wounds on the second floor of an elementary school building in Daejeon, located 160 kilometers south of Seoul, at around 6 p.m. The discovery was made after the student’s parent reported her missing from an after-school art class.
Rescuers transported the girl to a hospital while she was unconscious, but she later succumbed to her injuries. The teacher, who sustained stab wounds to the neck and arm, was reported to be conscious at the time.
During the investigation, police stated that the teacher admitted to committing the crime and officials believe she might have self-inflicted her injuries afterward. The incident occurred while the student was at the school for its after-class child care session before attending a private art class.
Further investigations revealed that the teacher had previously taken a leave of absence due to depression and had returned to the school late last year. She underwent surgery for her injuries, and police plan to continue questioning her once she has recovered.