8-Year-Old Student Dies After Being Stabbed By Elementary School Teacher

Police who responded to the school in South Korea found the child and the female teacher, who was in her 40s, with stab wounds

Nicole Acosta

10 February 2025 at 4:46 pm·1-min read

An 8-year-old student died after being stabbed by a teacher at an elementary school in South Korea, according to multiple news reports citing police.

Police who responded to the school in the city of Daejeon on Feb. 10 found the child and the female teacher, who was in her 40s, with stab wounds, according to the Yonhap News Agency and Reuters.

The girl, who was stabbed in the neck and arm, was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said, per Yonhap. The child was reported missing after she didn't attend an after-school art class.

The teacher, who was being treated at the hospital, allegedly admitted to the stabbing while speaking with police, according to Yonhap.

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Yonhap reported, citing police, that the teacher had returned to the school last year after taking a leave of absence due to depression. It’s unclear if the woman has been arrested or charged, nor if any motive has been ascertained.

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