On the 1st of this month, a 17-year-old male high school student was arrested in an incident in which a teacher was cut with a knife at a junior high school in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, and was injured. The police decided to investigate whether there was a reason why they chose the middle school on the scene.
In the afternoon of the 1st of this month, a 17-year-old male high school student living in Urawa-ku, Saitama City was accused of attempted murder after invading a classroom at a junior high school in Toda City and slashing a 60-year-old male teacher who stopped him with a knife. arrested on suspicion.
According to the police, the high school student confessed to the charges and stated that he was interested in indiscriminate murder, and also said that he had wanted to kill people for a long time.
In addition, he explained that the reason why he aimed at the school was "because there are many people."
According to research so far, high school students have ridden bicycles and moved to junior high schools in the neighboring city, even though there are many schools in Saitama City where they live.
On the other hand, the high school student is not a graduate of this junior high school and has not been confirmed to have any trouble with the school, so the police will continue to investigate whether there was a reason for choosing the junior high school.