Mentally ill guard sprayed alcohol on victims; succumbed to burn injuries
A Brazilian nursery school guard burned six small children and a teacher to death after spraying them with alcohol and setting them ablaze on Thursday in an attack which has horrified the nation.
Dozens of people were also hurt in the blaze while the guard, who was reported to be mentally ill, died after succumbing to his own burn injuries. The tragedy occurred in a modest quarter of Janauba, a city of 70,000 about 600 kilometres north of Belo Horizonte city. The nursery school was called “Innocent People“.
The initial death toll of four rose to six, when two badly burned kids died, according to news reports which quoted fire officials. Janauba's mayor decreed seven days of mourning.
About 50 people were hospitalised with injuries, said Bruno Ataide Santos, director of the local hospital. The dead children were aged four. Hours later, 10 people remained in serious condition. About 80 children were in the nursery school when the attack occurred, prompting terrified parents to rush to the school, where they found one classroom reduced to ashes.
The guard, who was aged about 50 and identified as Damiao Soares, died in the hospital sev eral hours after the incident, which left him with burns all over his body, Santos said. Police his home and his family members to try to determine a motive. Police superintendent Renato Nunes said that the guard had had mental health problems since 2014. Police found many jugs of alcohol at his residence. He reportedly told his family this week that he was going to give a “gift“ to them and that he would die.
Mentally ill guard sprayed alcohol on victims; succumbed to burn injuries
A Brazilian nursery school guard burned six small children and a teacher to death after spraying them with alcohol and setting them ablaze on Thursday in an attack which has horrified the nation.
Dozens of people were also hurt in the blaze while the guard, who was reported to be mentally ill, died after succumbing to his own burn injuries. The tragedy occurred in a modest quarter of Janauba, a city of 70,000 about 600 kilometres north of Belo Horizonte city. The nursery school was called “Innocent People“.
The initial death toll of four rose to six, when two badly burned kids died, according to news reports which quoted fire officials. Janauba's mayor decreed seven days of mourning.
About 50 people were hospitalised with injuries, said Bruno Ataide Santos, director of the local hospital. The dead children were aged four. Hours later, 10 people remained in serious condition. About 80 children were in the nursery school when the attack occurred, prompting terrified parents to rush to the school, where they found one classroom reduced to ashes.
The guard, who was aged about 50 and identified as Damiao Soares, died in the hospital sev eral hours after the incident, which left him with burns all over his body, Santos said. Police his home and his family members to try to determine a motive. Police superintendent Renato Nunes said that the guard had had mental health problems since 2014. Police found many jugs of alcohol at his residence. He reportedly told his family this week that he was going to give a “gift“ to them and that he would die.
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