Boy Stabbed ‘by Chance’ in Southern China, Local Govt Says; Suspect Committed Multiple Crimes in Past

Takahiro Suzuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

17:44 JST, September 20, 2024

SHENZHEN, China — A police investigation found the fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old boy in southern China to have occurred “by chance,” the Shenzhen city government said Friday.

According to the city’s announcement, the 44-year-old Chinese suspect confessed to injuring the boy with a knife on Wednesday morning, and the police determined that the suspect acted alone and “by chance.”

The man is of the Han ethnicity and did not have a regular job. He has committed multiple crimes in the past, including disturbing the public order in 2019.