High school student turns himself in after stabbing middle schooler on city bus

A high school student who allegedly stabbed a middle schooler on a city bus and fled has turned himself in to police.

At around 9:47 p.m. Monday, a 16-year-old identified as A attacked a 14-year-old middle schooler identified as B with a bladed weapon aboard a city bus passing through Songgang-dong in Daejeon's Yuseong-gu, then fled the scene.

B was conscious and breathing when paramedics transported him to a hospital, where he is receiving treatment. His condition is not believed to be life-threatening.

After fleeing the bus, A called police and said he intended to turn himself in, saying he had stabbed someone who had been bullying his younger sibling.

Officers responding to the scene arrested A near Songgang-dong.

A is believed to have used a bladed weapon he routinely carried. Police recovered the weapon, which he had discarded immediately after the attack.

Police are investigating the precise motive behind the attack.