At least four children were killed in an ax attack this Wednesday.after the arrested suspect entered the building kindergarten It is located in the municipality of Blumenau in southern Brazil, as reported by the Santa Catarina Military Police.
The alleged perpetrator is a 25-year-old man who started hacking children after he jumped over one of the nursery walls. victims They are between 5 and 7 years old and was shot in the head area. Four other children are among the injured, and all are being treated by courts of varying degrees.
After the attack, the suspect surrendered to the Gendarmerie. He said he would hand him over to the Civilian Police, who will be in charge of the case, as reported by authorities in a statement echoing in the Brazilian media.
Santa Catarina Governor Jorginho Mello expressed his “enormous sadness” over this “unfortunate” event. that “a murderer” attacked several children and their teachers. “I express my full solidarity, may God comfort the hearts of all families at this time of deep pain,” he wrote on Twitter.
The same social network is also used by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio. Lula da Silva, Cantinho Buen Pastor to show his regrets for this “monstrous” and “unacceptable act of hatred and cowardice” that occurred in the nursery.
“If it is an act of violence against innocent and defenseless children, there is no greater pain than the grief of a family member who has lost a child or grandchild. My condolences and prayers are with the families of the victims and the Blumenau community.” ,” he stated.
The attack is reminiscent of the May 2021 attack by Saudades, another municipality in Santa Catarina. The incident in which an 18-year-old boy killed two teachers and three children who were not yet two years old with a katana. It also occurred just a week after the attack in which a teacher died at a school in Sao Paulo. Since 2011, when a former student shot and killed twelve children and injured ten at a school in Rio de Janeiro, before committing suicide, There have already been at least twelve attacks on training centers in Brazil.