School assailant under scrutiny
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April 30, 2010, Friday
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AUTHORITIES are assessing the mental state of a man detained for injuring 16 children and a teacher with a knife on Wednesday at a primary school in south China's Guangdong Province.
Chen Kangbing, 33, an art teacher in Leizhou City, did not answer questions clearly, said Li Changwu, Party secretary of the Leizhou City.
Chen was receiving a psychiatric assessment from the local public security department, Li said.
Chen had been on sick leave since 2006 and was diagnosed as suffering from severe neurosis, according to a certificate issued by the Leizhou People's Hospital in May, 2008.
Police detained Chen soon after he made the attack at Leicheng First Primary School in Leizhou about 3pm.
"We've gone all out to investigate the motives for his attack," said Li Huawu, head of the criminal police unit of Leizhou's Public Security Bureau.
Chen sneaked into the campus with a crowd of teachers from different schools to attend an "open class" where they would observe educational techniques at the school, said a spokesman with the provincial education department.
Police said Chen hid a 60-centimeter knife in his bag before the attack.
"More than 1,000 people had flocked into the school at that time," said Chen Haoyu, a senior administrator there. "It was very difficult for us to check them one by one. The attacker was neatly dressed, so we didn't notice him."
Chen was an introvert but hardworking, said a man surnamed Mo, who worked with him for six months at Hongfu Primary School.
The victims, suffering wounds to their heads, backs and arms, were taken to Leizhou People's Hospital, said a surgical department spokesman.
Five children were seriously injured but in a stable condition, he added.
The 16 students were fourth and fifth graders.
"I hid under the table in the classroom when he slashed the knife at my head ... I didn't feel any pain at the time," said injured student Xiao Huang.
Yan Baoliang, principal of Leicheng First Primary School, said: "We have invited experts to provide psychological assistance to the students."
Chen Kangbing, 33, an art teacher in Leizhou City, did not answer questions clearly, said Li Changwu, Party secretary of the Leizhou City.
Chen was receiving a psychiatric assessment from the local public security department, Li said.
Chen had been on sick leave since 2006 and was diagnosed as suffering from severe neurosis, according to a certificate issued by the Leizhou People's Hospital in May, 2008.
Police detained Chen soon after he made the attack at Leicheng First Primary School in Leizhou about 3pm.
"We've gone all out to investigate the motives for his attack," said Li Huawu, head of the criminal police unit of Leizhou's Public Security Bureau.
Chen sneaked into the campus with a crowd of teachers from different schools to attend an "open class" where they would observe educational techniques at the school, said a spokesman with the provincial education department.
Police said Chen hid a 60-centimeter knife in his bag before the attack.
"More than 1,000 people had flocked into the school at that time," said Chen Haoyu, a senior administrator there. "It was very difficult for us to check them one by one. The attacker was neatly dressed, so we didn't notice him."
Chen was an introvert but hardworking, said a man surnamed Mo, who worked with him for six months at Hongfu Primary School.
The victims, suffering wounds to their heads, backs and arms, were taken to Leizhou People's Hospital, said a surgical department spokesman.
Five children were seriously injured but in a stable condition, he added.
The 16 students were fourth and fifth graders.
"I hid under the table in the classroom when he slashed the knife at my head ... I didn't feel any pain at the time," said injured student Xiao Huang.
Yan Baoliang, principal of Leicheng First Primary School, said: "We have invited experts to provide psychological assistance to the students."
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