Man kills four children with hatchet after climbing over wall into nursery in Brazil
- last year
A man with a hatchet scaled the walls of a nursery and killed at least four children and injured at least five others in southern Brazil
Authorities said the assailant jumped over one of the centre’s walls to get inside.
The dead were between the ages of 5 and 7.
A reporter on the scene said concerned parents gathered outside the private daycare centre in the city of Blumenau
Police said the 25-year-old man turned himself in after the attack on Wednesday morning, though his motive remained unknown.
Authorities said the assailant jumped over one of the centre’s walls to get inside.
The dead were between the ages of 5 and 7.
A reporter on the scene said concerned parents gathered outside the private daycare centre in the city of Blumenau
Police said the 25-year-old man turned himself in after the attack on Wednesday morning, though his motive remained unknown.