The Mizhi County middle school stabbing occurred at No. 3 Middle School in Mizhi County, Yulin, Shaanxi, on 27 April 2018. Nine people were killed and 12 were injured[1] when 28-year-old Zhao Zewei rushed into a crowd of students and began stabbing them.[2]
| Mizhi County middle school stabbing | |
|---|---|
 Zhao at trial on 10 July 2018 | |
| Location | Mizhi County, Yulin, Shaanxi, China |
| Date | 27 April 2018 6:10 p.m. (China Standard Time) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, school stabbing, mass murder |
| Weapons | Knives, dagger |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 12 |
| Perpetrator | Zhao Zewei |
As of 2024, it is the deadliest school stabbing in the history of China.
Stabbing
editOn 27 April 2018, Zhao Zewei (Chinese: 赵泽伟; born 20 January 1990, in Zhaojiashan Village)[3] arrived at No. 3 Middle School in Mizhi County carrying knives he had ordered online the previous month. He attended the school as a child and claimed to have been bullied there, and planned the attack as revenge.[1][2]
Zhao waited an hour for students to be dismissed at 6:10 p.m.[4] and rushed at them in an alleyway with three knives and a dagger, killing nine and injuring twelve.[1] He was eventually subdued by teachers, students, and security guards and handed over to the local police.[3][5]
Aftermath
editAfter Zhao's arrest, he was deprived of political rights for life. The Yulin Intermediate People's Court determined that he committed the attacks to vent his frustrations about his past at the school and the circumstances of his life. Zhao was sentenced to death on 10 July[2] and chose not to appeal, stating in his letter: "I am sorry to the families of the deceased and their children, they have endured the greatest pain in the world. It is difficult for me to forgive myself for the pain of so many victims."[6]
Zhao was executed on 27 September 2018, by firing squad near a road in Mizhi County. Footage was released by Sina News of his execution.[1][7]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "陕西米脂县砍杀学生事件死亡人数上升至9人". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "米脂警方通报三中砍人事件嫌犯身份：曾在三中上学时受欺负 记恨学生". The Beijing News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Keju, Wang. "Man sentenced to death for stabbings". China Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "榆林市米脂县"4.27"赵泽伟故意杀人一案陕西高院已复核终结". chinacourt.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Brennan, David. "School Attacker Who Killed Nine Children Executed By Firing Squad". Newsweek. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
