Caught on Tape: Chilling Moment Mad Man Attacks Primary School Children, Injures 8! (Photos)

Chilling CCTV footage has emerged of a Chinese man armed with a cleaver going on the rampage at a primary school in central China on Tuesday, attacking first and second-graders and leaving eight children injured.

The man was identified as 35-year-old Chen Zuihang and has been detained following the attack at the school in Macheng, in Hubei province. The city's government said on its website that police were investigating the motive. The statement said the injured students were being treated at a hospital.Continue...

Aftermath: A teacher takes an injured child for medical attention after the attack

DailyMail reports China has suffered a series of attacks on kindergartens and grade schools, often by people who are mentally ill or are angry at society. Just last month, a group of eight knife-wielding men slashed at students on their way home, killing one student and injuring two while last year, a man injured six pupils and one parent with a kitchen cleaver.

 

This picture, from a CCTV camera, shows the 35-year-old suspect, a man surnamed Chen, making his way into the school before launching his terrifying attack

 

 

Trauma: The injured children recovering at a hospital after the attack

 

Concern: A father consoles his child at a hospital after the attack at the primary school