A man armed with a small axe climbed over a wall into a pre-school in southern Brazil, killing four children and injuring five others in the attack
The 25-year-old man turned himself in to police after the rampage, security chief Marcio Alberto Filippi told reporters.Four of the injured children between the ages of 3 to 5 were being treated in a hospital and were reported in stable condition, while a fifth child had minor injuries, police said.
Fearing their children might be among the victims, desperate parents rushed to the day-care center in the city of Blumenau in the state of Santa Catarina, as police and firefighters investigated the situation.People stand outside a pre-school after a 25-year-old man attacked children, killing several and injuring others, according to local police and hospital, in Blumenau, in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, Brazil April 5, 2023.
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