A female teacher has allegedly stabbed an eight-year-old student to death at the Daejeon elementary school in South Korea.
The suspect confessed to the crime after cops found her and the young girl inside the school on Monday evening, February 10, 2025.
The police found the teacher who is in her 40s and the girl at around 6 pm.
As reported by The Sun UK, the police found her on the second floor of the school after her parents reported her missing.
A local fire department official said the student had stab wounds to her neck and face.
The student was rushed to hospital “in an unconscious state” and t
The student tragically died in the hospital after she was rushed after she was in rushed their in an unconscious state”
Local media reported that the teacher also had stab wounds on her neck and arm and she reportedly underwent surgery on her injuries.
The police are now investigating if they may have been self-inflicted and will question her when she regains her health.
It has been revealed that the girl was at an after-school childcare session.
The victim was also due to attend a private art class shortly before being targeted.
Cops were first notified by the child’s parents who reported her missing from the art class.
Police found the teacher had taken a leave of absence due to depression and had only returned to the school late last year.
