A man killed his son with a samurai sword because of poor grades at school, reports the South China Morning Post.
The incident took place in the Chinese city of Mienyang, Sichuan Province, China.
The single father lived alone with his 13-year-old son. At a parent-teacher meeting, the teachers told him about the boy’s poor success – something that was at odds with the father’s ambitions. The student received only 18 points out of 100 in physical.
After the meeting, the man reproached his son for being lazy and not studying.
“You always accuse me of not being diligent enough. I’ve already studied enough,” replied the child.
These words enraged the father and he swung at his son with a samurai sword, causing him a 10-centimeter-long gash.
The father immediately called an ambulance and his son was transported to the hospital. However, despite the efforts of the doctors, the boy died of blood loss.
In the autopsy, it was found that there were other, older injuries on the child’s body, which indicated that he had been repeatedly beaten.
The father explained to the police that he “just wanted to scare” his son. He stated that he bought the weapon from an online store because he collects samurai swords.
The man was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
