High school student detained for stabbing 10-year-old girl

Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/11/2020
By: Yeh Chen and Joseph Yeh

New Taipei, June 11 (CNA) A local court on Thursday ruled that a 16-year-old high school student be detained pending further investigation after repeatedly stabbing a 10-year-old girl at a school in New Taipei's Tamsui District earlier in the day.

The Shilin District Court's Juvenile Court ruled that the suspect surnamed Liu (劉) be detained for further investigation after he allegedly took a fruit knife to school and attacked the victim, surnamed Wei (魏), as she arrived around 7 a.m. before classes started.

According to New Taipei police, Liu stabbed Wei in the back several times before he was restrained by a school volunteer and a teacher at the scene.

Wei was left with multiple wounds ranging from 4cm-10cm in length and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital.    [FULL  STORY]