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Schoolboy slits classmate's throat
WAKAYAMA -- A public junior high schoolboy is being questioned by the police after he drew blood while holding a knife up against a classmate's neck because he had been teased about his haircut.
The 14-year-old boy admits to harming his classmate, but denies any serious intent.
"I only meant to threaten him," the boy, who can't be named for legal reasons, told the police. "My mind just went blank and I can't remember much after that."
Officials from the boy's school said that his class was cleaning their room on Tuesday afternoon when one of his classmates suddenly started teasing him about his haircut.
When he responded physically, he was pushed back and the broom he had been holding slammed into his mouth, cutting his lip.
The angry boy whipped out a knife and held it against his classmate's throat, drawing the knife across it until it drew blood.
The classmate rushed to the infirmary where he received stitches and is expected to make a complete recovery. (Mainichi Shimbun, July 17, 2004)
WAKAYAMA -- A public junior high schoolboy is being questioned by the police after he drew blood while holding a knife up against a classmate's neck because he had been teased about his haircut.
The 14-year-old boy admits to harming his classmate, but denies any serious intent.
"I only meant to threaten him," the boy, who can't be named for legal reasons, told the police. "My mind just went blank and I can't remember much after that."
Officials from the boy's school said that his class was cleaning their room on Tuesday afternoon when one of his classmates suddenly started teasing him about his haircut.
When he responded physically, he was pushed back and the broom he had been holding slammed into his mouth, cutting his lip.
The angry boy whipped out a knife and held it against his classmate's throat, drawing the knife across it until it drew blood.
The classmate rushed to the infirmary where he received stitches and is expected to make a complete recovery. (Mainichi Shimbun, July 17, 2004)
