On Wednesday morning, a 25-year-old man armed with an ax killed at least four children at a private kindergarten in the city of Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, in southern Brazil. As a result of the attack, four more children were injured, one of them very seriously. The victims were three boys and a girl between the ages of five and seven.
After committing the crimes, the killer fled the scene but went to surrender at the headquarters of the military police in the city, an important tourist municipality where a large number of German descendants live. The cause of this senseless attack is still being investigated, and cybercrime agents are scouring the killer’s social media for more information.
Simone Desaparecida Camargo, a teacher, thought the attack was a robbery and locked the children in the bathroom. Only later did he realize that the suspect had come with the intent to kill.
The criminal attack took place shortly after the opening of the Centro Educacional Cantinho Bom Pastor kindergarten, located in the Velha district of this city in southern Brazil. The man invaded the place already with an ax in his hand, hit the children and left in the direction of the police battalion before anyone could do anything.
Warned parents of children attending the kindergarten went to the place in desperation. Shortly after 10:00 local time, 14:00 Lisbon, there was still a crowd in front of the kindergarten, which was evacuated by the police, and the atmosphere was naturally filled with great excitement among parents, staff of the institution, and even people. without reference to the institution, everyone is shocked by the cruelty of the criminal towards defenseless children.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva has already reacted to the attack via Twitter.
“There is no greater pain than the pain of a family that loses its children or grandchildren, especially in an act of violence against innocent and defenseless children. My condolences and prayers to the families of the victims and the community Blumenau in the face of the enormity that happened at Bom Pastor Kindergarten,” Lula wrote on the social media.
Santa Catarina Governor Jorginho Mello has declared three days of national mourning.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This Correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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