Indian student stabs teacher to death in classroom

Indian student stabs teacher to death in classroom

2012-02-10 02:49:12 GMT+7 (ICT)

NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- A teenage student stabbed his teacher to death on Thursday morning at a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai, local media reported. The student has been arrested.

Uma Maheswari, 42, was sitting in another class on the first floor of a three-story school building when the boy stormed in with a knife at around 10.30 a.m., according to the Times of India. The 15-year-old then repeatedly stabbed the science teacher in the neck and face.

"He stabbed her first in the neck and inflicted cut injuries again on her cheek and neck. She died on the spot," an eyewitness was quoted as saying by the newspaper. The 15-year-old reportedly threatened the other students in the classroom before running out.

After the boy attempted to flee, he was caught by teachers and students before being handed over to police.

"The boy came with a knife wrapped in a paper," a policeman told the Times of India. "He said he was angry because the teacher scolded him. We don't know yet if there is any other reason." His schoolmates said he was not an aggressive child, but was quite aloof.

Police are investigating the case.

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