Girl slits classmate's throat

Otra nota de Japón... pero esta muy macabra...

pequeños fragmentos de la historia:


AN 11-year-old girl led a fellow sixth-grader to an empty classroom during their lunch hour, slit her neck and arms with a box-cutter, and left her to bleed to death.

The grisly murder at an elementary school in southern Japan yesterday sent shockwaves through the local community, leaving many asking how such a tragedy could strike in their midst.

They did not release the assailant's name, according to Japanese legal protections for juvenile offenders.

Serious juvenile crimes have become a rising concern in Japan in recent years.

Last July, a 12-year-old boy in Nagasaki - a city just north of Sasebo - was accused of kidnapping, molesting and murdering a four-year-old by shoving him off the roof of a car garage.

In the same month, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for beating a 13-year-old classmate to death in Okinawa.

Just three years ago, lawmakers lowered the age of criminal responsibility to 14 from 16 amid public outrage over the brutal beheading of a 10-year-old boy by a 14-year-old in 1997. Last year's Nagasaki murder led many to wonder whether the line should be lowered again.

NEWS.com.au | Girl slits classmate's throat (June 2, 2004)