Chinese student stabs eight to death following failed exam
According to police, the knifeman was responsible for the deaths of eight individuals and injured 17 others before his arrest, during which he confessed to his actions. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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A mass stabbing incident at a college campus in Yixing, eastern China, has resulted in the deaths of eight individuals and injuries to 17 others. The police have identified the suspect as a student who, frustrated by failing his exams, returned to the college to vent his anger.
The attack occurred on Saturday evening at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology. The 21-year-old assailant was arrested at the scene and confessed to the murders “without hesitation,” according to a statement from the Yixing police that has been distributed to both Chinese and international news outlets.
The police statement revealed that the suspect was a recent graduate who felt disheartened by “failing [an] exam, not receiving a graduation certificate, and dissatisfaction with internship compensation.” They added, “He returned to the school to express his anger and commit these murders.”
This incident follows closely on the heels of a violent event in which a man drove his car into a crowd outside a stadium in Zhuhai, resulting in at least 35 fatalities. Authorities indicated that the driver was motivated by anger stemming from a recent divorce. Additionally, just over a month ago, a man attacked a supermarket in Shanghai, killing three and injuring 15, during which police found that the motive was linked to “personal financial reasons.”
In China, stringent gun control laws mean that mass violence often involves knives. The country has experienced several notorious knife attacks, particularly in school settings. For example, a 2012 massacre at Chenpeng Village Primary School in Henan province drew comparisons from Western media to a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut on the same day.
In both incidents, the perpetrators were able to kill around two dozen people. However, in the case of Chenpeng Village, the attacker was captured alive and ultimately sentenced to death.
Allen M Lee for TROIB News
The attack occurred on Saturday evening at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology. The 21-year-old assailant was arrested at the scene and confessed to the murders “without hesitation,” according to a statement from the Yixing police that has been distributed to both Chinese and international news outlets.
The police statement revealed that the suspect was a recent graduate who felt disheartened by “failing [an] exam, not receiving a graduation certificate, and dissatisfaction with internship compensation.” They added, “He returned to the school to express his anger and commit these murders.”
This incident follows closely on the heels of a violent event in which a man drove his car into a crowd outside a stadium in Zhuhai, resulting in at least 35 fatalities. Authorities indicated that the driver was motivated by anger stemming from a recent divorce. Additionally, just over a month ago, a man attacked a supermarket in Shanghai, killing three and injuring 15, during which police found that the motive was linked to “personal financial reasons.”
In China, stringent gun control laws mean that mass violence often involves knives. The country has experienced several notorious knife attacks, particularly in school settings. For example, a 2012 massacre at Chenpeng Village Primary School in Henan province drew comparisons from Western media to a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut on the same day.
In both incidents, the perpetrators were able to kill around two dozen people. However, in the case of Chenpeng Village, the attacker was captured alive and ultimately sentenced to death.
Allen M Lee for TROIB News
