4 children stabbed to death in Brazilian kindergarten
Brasilia (IANS) | A 25-year-old man has stabbed at least four children to death at a kindergarten in Brazil. The attacker himself turned himself in to authorities after the attack on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. Several children were also injured in the tragic incident in the town of Blumenau in the state of Santa Catarina.
The victims were three boys and a girl aged between four and seven.
According to the police, the criminal entered the kindergarten by scaling the wall and after the attack, rode a bike to the local police station where he surrendered.
Confessing his crime to police by the Santa Catarina news channel, he said, “I have come to report that I have committed a crime.”
The case has shocked Brazil, where President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described it as a “monster” and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims.
“There is no greater pain than when a family loses a child or a grandchild, more so than any act against innocent and vulnerable children,” he said.
Santa Catarina Governor Jorginho Mello declared three days of mourning and called on society to reflect on what happened and ‘how to contribute to increased security.’
The attack comes days after a teenager stabbed a teacher to death and wounded four others at a public school in Sao Paulo in late March.
–IANS
