One woman was brutally stabbed to death and three others, including a two-and-a-half-year-old child, sustained serious injuries when an elderly man went on a killing spree at the French retail store Carrefour here today.
Wang, 50, described as "an elderly man" by a witness bought a knife from a store and then stabbed a middle aged woman in the chest and later targeted two-and-a-half-year-old baby brutally stabbing her in abdomen.
The suspect then injured a 12-year-old boy and a 24-year- old man before being arrested by police.
Official media while reporting about the incident has not given any reason why he went on a stabbing spree at the international retail store.
The brutal attack sent shock waves in the city.
State-run CCTV said it is the fifth violent attack in the city in recent days.
Social revenge attacks by disgruntled people are becoming frequent in China.
An American woman along with a local person was killed in one such attacks at a mall here on July 18.
A paralysed man, reportedly aggrieved over being assaulted by police, had set off an explosion at Beijing International Airport on Saturday.
Condemning the attacks, an editorial in the state-run Global Times today said that "behind extreme crimes at the cost of self-harm, there are often unfortunate stories of suffering and tears.
"We support and call for the authorities to investigate those sad stories and consider investigation to be an important element that cannot be neglected when tackling extreme cases.
