In a heartbreaking incident, a teacher at an elementary school in Daejeon, a central city in South Korea, stabbed an eight-year-old girl, who was later discovered in cardiac arrest and succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, according to a police official.
The female teacher is currently receiving medical treatment for self-inflicted injuries but has not yet been taken into custody, as police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident in Daejeon on Monday.
During a Cabinet meeting, South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok extended his condolences over the child’s death and instructed the education department and authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and take appropriate action.
The girl, who had sustained stab wounds, was found on the second floor of the school building at 18:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Monday and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. According to an official from the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education, her body was discovered by her grandmother.
A fire department official told Reuters that the girl had sustained wounds to her neck and face and was a student at the same school where the teacher was employed.
“Police found that the teacher had taken a leave of absence due to depression and returned to the school late last year,” the Reuters report stated.
