Korean Man Fatally Stabs High School Girl, Injures Boy Who Tried To Save Her

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and murder.

At around 12:11 a.m. on May 5, a 17-year-old female high school student was fatally stabbed on a pedestrian path near Nambu University in Gwangsan-gu while walking home alone. Hearing her screams, a male high school student, who did not know the first victim, intervened, attempting to help her. He was also attacked.

The male victim suffered non-life-threatening wounds during the attack. The female victim was transported to a hospital for treatment, where she succumbed to her wounds. The suspect, surnamed Jang, fled the crime scene–taking a private vehicle, then switching to a cab–but he was apprehended about 11 hours later, at approximately 11:24 a.m. the same day.

While in custody at Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station, Jang reportedly told police that he didn’t have a clear motive for attacking the female victim, whom he did not know. He claimed that he’d had suicidal thoughts prior to the attack, and that he didn’t have a particular reason for stabbing the female victim, a random passerby. Authorities believe that the suspect laid in wait, inside his parked car, until he spotted the female victim.

The stabbing took place on Children’s Day, a national public holiday dedicated to celebrating children.

เมื่อวานผชเกาหลีอายุ 24 ดักแทงเด็กผู้หญิงแบบสุ่มรับวันเด็กเกาหลี บอกว่า “เบื่อชีวิต” มีชีวิตอยู่แล้วรู้สึกไม่สนุก เลยแทงผู้หญิง ไหนๆ ตั้งใจจะตายแล้วเลยมาฆ่าคน พอดีเห็นเด็กผู้หญิงเดินผ่านมาเลยแทงตาย หลังจากแทงแล้วมันยังแวะซักเสื้อที่เปื้อนเลือด ชาร์จบุหรี่ไฟฟ้ารอ ไม่มีความสลด… https://t.co/vpuUkO0yXC pic.twitter.com/VrcyURI9nT

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