Kagawa Pref. boy stabs classmate with scissors

Written by Meenaa on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

TAKAMATSU–An 11-year-old boy stabbed a classmate in the back with a pair of craft scissors at a municipal primary school in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, leaving his victim seriously wounded, according to the police.

Officers from Marugame Police Station took the young assailant into custody and reported him to a prefectural children’s counseling center in the city. The center was to temporarily place the boy under its protection and question him about his motive and other details.

The boy’s sixth-grade homeroom teacher distributed printouts to students at about 3:40 p.m. Monday during a classroom period after lessons had finished, according to the city’s board of education. The printouts contained advice for students, such as: “Every third Sunday should be a day without TV or video games.”
(Nov. 19, 2008)