Man slashes 3 children, killing 1 in China

July 21, 2014 04:11 pm | Updated 04:11 pm IST - BEIJING

A man with a kitchen knife killed a 1-year-old boy and injured two other children on Monday in the southern Chinese city of Zhongshan near Hong Kong, police said.

The 23-year-old man attacked the children in a rented room in Zhongshan, a police statement said. A 10-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy were injured.

The attacker was captured by police, the statement said. It gave no motive or other details.

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