A man with a hatchet invaded a daycare centre in Brazil, allegedly killing four children and wounding at least five others. 7NEWS
The state’s firefighter corps said on Wednesday the assailant jumped over one of the centre’s walls to get inside. The dead children were between the ages of five and seven years old.
The man turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the school. Authorities were searching for a motive, a police detective told television reporters in Blumenau.Images broadcast on networks showed weeping parents outside the private daycare centre called Cantinho do Bom Pastor.
Amid rumours on social media of other potential attacks, Blumenau’s mayor, Mario Hildebrandt, said the city suspended classes and will declare a 30-day mourning period. Hildebrandt said five wounded children were taken to hospitals. One was in serious condition. School attacks in Brazil have happened with greater frequency in recent years. Last week, a student in Sao Paulo fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded several others in Sao Paulo.
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