A 17-year-old male high school student who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was cut with a knife at a junior high school in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture on March 1 is believed to have been riding a bicycle to the scene. was learned from interviews with investigators.


He was also known to have multiple weapons, and police are investigating how he broke into the middle school.

In the early afternoon of March 1, a 17-year-old male high school student living in Urawa Ward, Saitama City is suspected of attempted murder after breaking into a classroom at a junior high school in Toda City and injuring a 60-year-old male teacher who stopped him. was arrested in



At that time, the junior high school students who were taking final exams in the classroom escaped safely.



The male teacher who was cut is seriously injured and is receiving treatment at the hospital, but there is no danger to his life.



In response to the investigation, the high school student said, "I thought I wanted to kill anyone." I found out by interviewing people.



At the time of the incident, it is known that he was in possession of multiple weapons, and the police are investigating his behavior before the incident and how he broke into this junior high school.



In addition, high school students have hinted that they were involved in an incident in which dead cats were found one after another last month in neighboring Saitama City, so we are carefully investigating the relationship.

Junior high school where the incident occurred Measures to delay the start of classes

At a junior high school in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, where the incident occurred, students took measures to delay the start of classes by about two hours in response to the incident, and students came to school around 10 am.



Some children were seen going to school with their parents or being driven to a location near the school.



In addition, junior high school teachers, as well as officials from Toda City and the city's board of education, were watching over the students in front of the school gate and on the sidewalks near the school.



According to the city's board of education, school counselors and psychological counselors will be counseling students on the 2nd, and the time to leave school will be earlier than usual.

Toda City Board of Education Strengthening mental care system

In response to the incident, the Toda City Board of Education has instructed elementary and junior high schools in the city to take thorough crime prevention measures and strengthened the mental care system for students at the school where the incident occurred.



According to the Toda City Board of Education, in response to the incident, it has issued a new document instructing all elementary and junior high schools in the city to thoroughly implement crime prevention measures.



Specifically, in addition to thoroughly confirming who is entering and leaving the school building, confirm that the school gates, doors, and entrances are closed during classes, and evacuate students and report to the police based on the crime prevention manual. We are asking for confirmation of such correspondence.



In addition, for the junior high school where the incident occurred, in addition to the school counselors and counselors who are in charge of this school, a psychological counselor will be urgently placed to provide mental care for the students from the 2nd.