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14-year-old boy arrested after attacking classmate with knife at school

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Police in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, have arrested a 14-year-old boy after he stabbed a 14-year-old classmate in the neck with a knife in a corridor at their school.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 10 a.m. outside a classroom on the second floor, Sankei Shimbun reported. The victim was taken to hospital where doctors said his wound was not life-threatening.

After the attack, the suspect ran away but was detained at around 2 p.m. while walking along a street with two other students.

The boy was questioned and arrested at 10 p.m. after admitting to the attack, police said, adding that a blood-stained knife was left at the scene of the crime.

Police said they had been told there was trouble between the two boys but did not give further details.

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A case of bullying gone wrong?

5 ( +9 / -4 )

We moved to Japan several years back when our son was 10, he didn’t speak any Japanese and was bullied all the time . The teachers didn’t care nor the Principal, he had to take matters into his own hands. After 1/2 a year he refused to attend ! So we moved him to an International school which has worked out fantasic. But my wallet doesn’t agree, but hey!

30 ( +31 / -1 )

Sounds like a wannabe punk that watches too many movies

0 ( +5 / -5 )

Good for You! @Bobo 6:28pm and your son will get a much better education that can be applied anywhere in the world!

- “We moved to Japan several years back when our son was 10, he didn’t speak any Japanese and was bullied all the time . The teachers didn’t care nor the Principal, he had to take matters into his own hands. After 1/2 a year he refused to attend ! So we moved him to an International school which has worked out fantasic. But my wallet doesn’t agree, but hey!

-1 ( +7 / -8 )

‘Some’ here will think the perp was ‘the victim of the bullying’, ‘some’ here will think the perp was ‘the bully all along’ but still, just not enough details at this point:

- “Police said they had been told there was trouble between the two boys but did not give further details.” -

1 ( +5 / -4 )

Regardless, bully or bullied, a 14yo juvenile‘detained’ from 2pm - 10pm seems an reasonable amount of time in custody for a 14-year-old to realize his ‘life threatening crime’ before ‘mummy and daddy’ came to rescue him:

- “stabbed a 14-year-old classmate in the neck with a knife in a corridor at their school” -

-6 ( +1 / -7 )

Cheers, the international schools have small classes of 10-15 and nobody gets left behind. Teachers are right on top of bullying and things get sorted out, and so they should. His experience of the school here was discusting, the shoved him in aroom with nothing to do for hours. That’s torture. No help in learning Japanese just gambatte!! Don’t even think about putting a child with no Japanese into a public school here, they will suffer with no education and being bullied.

3 ( +7 / -4 )

@Bobo, neither of my two kids ("half," as they say) had trouble with bullying in school, but I put them in the local Lutheran school (Kyushu Gakkuin) for JHS and HS both just in case and because the education was better. My son became the class president and my daughter a cheerleader. Check to see if there is such a school near you. It is not cheap, but remember, all Japanese high schools are private, so all cost at least some amount.

2 ( +5 / -3 )

Agree with BoBo.

School, police don't care about bullying in schools which results in crime at young age.

Horrible social thinking, horrible police n there incapabilities to handle those bullying on right time.

Really irritating n irresponsible.

0 ( +4 / -4 )

Young boys at that age, their hormones are all over the place, they do not think things through in the way an adult would which is why the school has a responsibility to keep a check on them and ensure any problems are caught and nipped in the bud.

Doesn’t excuse what happened but does condemn the school and staff for their failure and unprofessional non performance.

1 ( +2 / -1 )

Not much margin with a stab in the neck very lucky kid. If the teenager stab in the neck was the bully he won’t be bully anyone soon. The fact that two school friends decided to walk and be with stabber soon afterwards indicate that they know he was a victim of bullying and stool up to his tormentors

-4 ( +0 / -4 )

That's the result when little kids watch too much Tokyo revengers animes where 12-14 year old kids in biker gangs fight each other and stabbing others with knifes.

-1 ( +1 / -2 )

@Laguna, glad your kids had great experience there, we tend to use the term Double ! As half isn’t whole.our boy’s about to graduate so..

0 ( +2 / -2 )

Well, ANOTHER story this week about a "child" committing extremely serious crimes, and another kid who will not face serious repercussions for it. Time to start getting tough with the laws. Treat this kid as an adult, and charge him with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, breaking the swords/firearms law, and more.

-2 ( +2 / -4 )

@John-San Strange reading of it. Couldn't the fact that two school friends were with the perp indicate they were actually the bullies and were up for it and celebrating? Not enough info and could be read either way. BTW. Why not give yourself the handle Sama rather than San...much cooler Japanese name.

2 ( +3 / -1 )

WOW!!!! The kid had no remorse at all. His actions after the attack was, life goes on nothing unusual

After the attack, the suspect ran away but was detained at around 2 p.m. while walking along a street with two other students.

3 ( +3 / -0 )

@Bobo as someone who went through the international education system myself, you made the right choice. You're kid's better off getting an international school education. He'll actually get to use his brain and speak his mind; and exercise many a creative avenue if he wishes. He'll also be in reasonable sized classes where the teacher to student ratio is manageable and fair.

As for the kid in this article, well did the teachers and/or the school do any kind of intervention when they realized that there was bad blood between the students? Doubt it.

2 ( +3 / -1 )

Teachers in Japan are not given enough authority to discipline students. They are either afraid to deal with their parents or they just don't care at all. I especially feel bad for female teachers as they're mostly ignored by students when they try to discipline them in the classroom. Rude behaviors and disrespecting students or teachers shouldn't be tolerated. I wonder how parents discipline their children at home.

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