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Sixth-grade girl stuns nation by killing her 12-year-old classmate

A sixth-grade girl died June 1 after a female classmate stabbed her in the neck with a cutter knife in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, police said.

Nagasaki Prefectural Police said the assault took place around 12:20 p.m. in a classroom in the municipally run Okubo Elementary School.

Police in Sasebo said the victim suffered wounds to the neck and arms.

They identified the victim as Satomi Mitarai, 12, who was the daughter of Kyoji Mitarai, 45, the Sasebo bureau chief of the Mainichi Shimbun.

The attacker, identified only as being 11, was taken into police custody. Investigators said the suspect has admitted attacking Mitarai. She was quoted as making a teary confession to police that she had done "a bad thing."

The girl called Mitarai out from their classroom to another room on the same third floor of the school during the lunch break.

Later, the attacker returned to her classroom covered in blood. She said the blood was not hers.

After questioning the girl, her home room teacher found Mitarai and asked staff to call an ambulance. Mitarai, however, was confirmed dead when it arrived. (Kyodo, AP)

Shukan ST: June 11, 2004

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National News Sixth-grade girl stuns nation by killing her 12-year-old classmate A sixth-grade girl died June 1 after a female classmate stabbed her in the neck with a cutter knife in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, police said. Nagasaki Prefectural Police said the assault took place around 12:20 p.m. in a classroom in the municipally run Okubo Elementary School. Police in Sasebo said the victim suffered wounds to the neck and arms. They identified the victim as Satomi Mitarai, 12, who was the daughter of Kyoji Mitarai, 45, the Sasebo bureau chief of the Mainichi Shimbun. The attacker, identified only as being 11, was taken into police custody. Investigators said the suspect has admitted attacking Mitarai. She was quoted as making a teary confession to police that she had done "a bad thing." The girl called Mitarai out from their classroom to another room on the same third floor of the school during the lunch break. Later, the attacker returned to her classroom covered in blood. She said the blood was not hers. After questioning the girl, her home room teacher found Mitarai and asked staff to call an ambulance. Mitarai, however, was confirmed dead when it arrived. (Kyodo, AP) Shukan ST: June 11, 2004 (C) All rights reserved