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 Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject: Avondale student who stabbed teacher in class jailed |
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A South Korean international student convicted of injuring his schoolteacher after he admitted stabbing him in the classroom in March has been sentenced to 18 months jail.
Tae Won Chung, 17, in May pleaded guilty to a charge of injuring with intent after admitting he stabbed Avondale College teacher Dave Warren. Mr Warren, 49, was stabbed in the back during a lesson.
Chung's lawyer, David Jones QC, told the Auckland District Court that the catalyst for the violent attack was culturally insensitive comments by the victim Mr Warren, the day before the school attack.
The day before the attack the teacher made comments to Chung about possible conscription to the Korean Army and about a possibility of North Korea attacking South Korea.
The court was told this left Chun "festering" with anger and he took a knife with him to school the next day.
The Crown said the stabbing was premeditated and that Mr Warren's comments couldn't be seen as provocation.
A South Korean international student convicted of injuring his schoolteacher after he admitted stabbing him in the classroom in March has been sentenced to 18 months jail.
Tae Won Chung, 17, in May pleaded guilty to a charge of injuring with intent after admitting he stabbed Avondale College teacher Dave Warren. Mr Warren, 49, was stabbed in the back during a lesson.
Chung's lawyer, David Jones QC, told the Auckland District Court that the catalyst for the violent attack was culturally insensitive comments by the victim Mr Warren, the day before the school attack.
The day before the attack the teacher made comments to Chung about possible conscription to the Korean Army and about a possibility of North Korea attacking South Korea.
The court was told this left Chun "festering" with anger and he took a knife with him to school the next day.
The Crown said the stabbing was premeditated and that Mr Warren's comments couldn't be seen as provocation. |
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599334&ref=facebook
What if an exchange student did this in Korea? OFMG |
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