Nanping school massacre explained

Nanping school massacre
Location:Nanping, People's Republic of China
Date:23 March 2010
Time-Begin:circa 7:20 am
Timezone:UTC+8
Fatalities:8
Injuries:5
Perp:Zheng Minsheng

The Nanping school massacre/stabbings occurred at Nanping City Experimental Elementary School in the city of Nanping, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, in which a man used a knife to kill eight children and seriously wound five others.[1] The incident occurred on 23 March 2010, around 7:20 am local time.[2] It was the first incident in a string of school attacks in China. The perpetrator later confessed to the crime, telling police investigators that "life was meaningless".

Incident and casualties

The children were attacked outside the gates by a man as they were arriving for school at 7:20 am local time (UTC+8).[3] (Before the attacks, it was the school's practice to keep the gates shut until school began at 7:30 am)[4] The perpetrator was subdued on the scene by three adults.[5] Of the eight fatalities, six died at the scene and the other two later in hospital.[6] The deceased were four boys and four girls.

The school, which at the time had around 2,000 students,[7] closed for the day on 23 March before reopening the following day.[8]

Perpetrator

Zheng Minsheng
Death Date:28 April 2010 (aged 41)
Birth Date:30 April 1968
Criminal Penalty:Execution by firing squad
Criminal Status:Executed
Apprehended:23 March 2010

Zheng Minsheng (30 April 1968[9]  - 28 April 2010) who had previously worked as a community doctor, was arrested.[10] The Associated Press reported that, according to a Nanping city government official who refused to be named, Zheng had a history of mental health issues.[11] Zheng later told police that he thought life was meaningless,[12] and confessed to the crime.[13] He was charged with intentional homicide by the province's procuratorate.[14]

At the trial, police stated that Zheng had no history of mental illness, contradicting earlier reports. Zheng said that he committed the attack after being turned down by a girl and suffering "unfair treatment" from the girl's wealthy family. He was found guilty and sentenced to death on 8 April 2010.[15] Zheng was executed by shooting twenty days later.[16]

Victims

Names of those killed during the massacre in English and Chinese, along with the grade they were in:

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Man fatally stabs 8 schoolchildren in China. 23 March 2010. CNN International. 24 March 2010.
  2. News: Eight children die in Chinese primary school massacre. Macartney. Jane. 24 March 2010. The Times. 24 March 2010. London, UK.
  3. News: Chinese doctor hacks eight schoolchildren to death. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326114004/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ikFCtyijDeeazgGxCYA3d-p2SnuA. dead. March 26, 2010. 23 March 2010. AFP. Agence France-Presse. 24 March 2010.
  4. News: Society Therapists seek to heal devastated children. Juan. Shan. Zhu Xingxin. 25 March 2010. China Daily. 26 March 2010.
  5. News: Man stabs, kills 8 children outside school in China. Demick. Barbara. March 23, 2010. The Los Angeles Times. 24 March 2010.
  6. Man Kills 8 at Chinese School. 24 March 2010. Time. 24 March 2010.
  7. News: Man kills eight children at east China school, suspect arrested. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326172120/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-03/23/c_13221479_2.htm. dead. March 26, 2010. Zhi. Lin. 23 March 2010. Xinhua. 24 March 2010.
  8. News: Classes resume after man stab eight students to death in east China. https://web.archive.org/web/20100327205532/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-03/24/c_13222860.htm. dead. March 27, 2010. 24 March 2010. Xinhua. 24 March 2010.
  9. http://www.sxgov.cn/digest/digest_content/2010-04/02/content_392157.htm 郑民生:走上55秒杀戮之路
  10. News: Eight China Students Stabbed to Death . Fairclough. Gordon. 23 March 2010. The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones and Company. 24 March 2010. New York.
  11. News: 8 children stabbed to death at Chinese school. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326101306/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h900ktGTVrHki67R6Aa5OABGb1ggD9EKGUKO2. dead. March 26, 2010. Bodeen. Christopher. 24 March 2010. The Associated Press. 24 March 2010.
  12. News: Life 'meaningless' for China school attack suspect. https://web.archive.org/web/20100327151911/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h900ktGTVrHki67R6Aa5OABGb1ggD9EL3GK80. dead. March 27, 2010. Chang. Anita. 25 March 2010. The Associated Press. 26 March 2010.
  13. News: Society School killer wanted to take revenge on society. Jingqiong. Wang. 26 March 2010. China Daily. 26 March 2010.
  14. News: Procuratorate nods arrest of man killing 8 kids. 24 March 2010. Xinhua. 26 March 2010.
  15. News: Man sentenced to death over China school stabbings. BBC News. 2010-04-08. 2010-04-08.
  16. News: China executes killer of eight school children. news.bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-28. 2010-04-28.

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