Horror as teacher, 40, stabs to death eight-year-old girl in frenzied attack in South Korea school

A TEACHER has allegedly stabbed an eight-year-old student to death at a school in South Korea.

The woman, who is in her 40s and works as a teacher, admitted to carrying out the violent assault after law enforcement officers discovered her and the young student inside the elementary school in Daejeon on Monday night, according to local officials.

People gathered outside a South Korean elementary school at night following a student's death.
People gathered outside an elementary school building in Daejeon after the horror stabbingCredit: AFP
Two South Korean police officers patrolling near a subway station.
Officers patrol around the school after being called about the young student’s conditionCredit: AFP

The girl was discovered by police on the second floor of the school after her parents reported her missing.

She had stab wounds to her neck and face, a local fire department official told Reuters.

The student was rushed to hospital “in an unconscious state” and tragically died a short time later.

The teacher also had stab wounds on her neck and arm with officials now investigating if they may have been self-inflicted, local media added.

She reportedly underwent surgery on her injuries and is due to be questioned by police when she regains her health.

As cops continue to look into the alleged fatal assault it has been revealed that the girl was at an after-school child care session.

She was also due to attend a private art class shortly before being targeted, local media reports.

Both the teacher and the girl were found by police at around 6pm.

Cops were first notified by the child’s parents who reported her missing from the art class.

Reports from the Yonhap news agency reveal that the police determined the teacher had been on a hiatus from work due to depression and had only recently returned to the school towards the end of the previous year.

In August 2023, a high school teacher was also reportedly attacked with a knife in Daejeon, around 87 miles south of capital Seoul.

That same week, an attacker went on a frenzied stabbing spree at a shopping centre in South Korea leaving one person dead and thirteen injured.

Alarming video footage captures the suspect, armed with a blade, launching an assault at the AK Plaza in Seongnam shortly after intentionally driving his car into pedestrians near the premises.

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