"‘I Will Self-Harm’ Middle School Student in Seongnam Causes Knife Incident in Teacher's Office"

Police Dispatched Safety Measures
No Injuries or Victims Reported

At a middle school in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, a student caused a commotion by entering the teachers' office wielding a weapon. After receiving the report, the police who arrived on the scene took safety measures.

Faculty Office [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the Bundang Police Station in Gyeonggi, at 2:27 p.m. on the 18th, a 112 emergency call was received from a staff member reporting that a student, identified as A, entered the teachers' office at a middle school in Bundang-gu carrying a weapon.

It was reported that Student A made statements indicating an intention to self-harm while holding the weapon inside the teachers' office. However, it was confirmed that A did not actually harm himself or brandish the weapon toward other teachers.

The police, who responded to the report, calmed Student A and persuaded him to put down the weapon before handing him over to other teachers. There were no injuries or threats to anyone involved, so the police decided not to take any formal legal action against Student A.

It was reported that Student A caused the weapon-related disturbance during a process of seeking counseling regarding a dispute with friends. Since no injuries or damages occurred from the incident, the police took safety measures at the scene and then closed the case.

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