Four children dead in attack on Brazilian nursery

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At least four children have been killed in an armed attack on a nursery in southern Brazil. A spokeswoman for the Marechaussee of the state of Santa Catarina confirmed this to the German press agency on Wednesday.

Other victims between the ages of 0 and 2 were taken to hospitals in Blumenau, a town dominated by German immigrants, for treatment.

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Accordingly, a 25-year-old had entered the private facility and assaulted children under the age of 12. According to the Brazilian news portal G1, he was said to have been armed with an axe. According to the police, the attacker turned himself in to the police station. He was arrested and handed over to the civilian police. His motive was initially unknown.

“There is no greater pain than that of a family losing their children or grandchildren – especially in an act of violence against innocent and defenseless children,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 77, wrote on Twitter. “My condolences and prayers go out to the families of the victims and the community of Blumenau given the atrocity that happened at Bom Pastor Day Care Center.”

The attack came less than ten days after a teacher was seriously injured in a knife attack at a school in the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo and other victims were injured. A 13-year-old was arrested. After a rampage in the city of Suzano in March 2019 that killed ten people, police controls on schools in São Paulo were tightened.

The act of a young attacker with a knife about two years ago, who broke into a kindergarten in southern Brazil and killed five people, also caused horror.

Compared to other countries, such attacks are rare in the largest country in Latin America. While Brazil is one of the countries with the highest rates of violent crime, organized crime, petty criminals and police brutality account for the bulk. (SDA)

Source: Blick