An elementary school teacher in South Korea is accused of stabbing an 8-year-old student to death on Monday, according to reports from local media.

A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in the central city of Daejeon, police said.

The incident on Monday during after-school care has shocked the nation and prompted the country’s acting president to instruct reviews of school safety standards.

The suspect, a female teacher in her 40s, was also found with self-inflicted injuries. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The girl suffered the stab wounds and was found on the second floor of the school building at 18:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Monday.

A South Korean elementary school teacher has confessed to stabbing a seven-year-old student to death in the central city of Daejeon, before stabbing herself.

A teacher from a South Korean elementary school admitted to stabbing a 7-year-old girl, who later died in the hospital, according to the Reuters agency. South Korean police are conducting an investigation into the attack.