Eight deaths and one injury insider in a case of injury in Xiaochang, Hubei: the suspect has many years of psychiatric history and lives with his parents for a long time. The deceased includes his mother, who is more than 80 years old

According to CCTV news, at about 9:00 am on May 23, a case of mental disorder patients stabbing with a knife occurred in Xiaowu Township, Xiaochang County, Hubei Province, resulting in 8 deaths and 1 injury, with stable vital signs. At present, the suspect has been controlled by the public security organ. After investigation, the suspect Lu Moumou, 53 years old, was initially screened as a third level mental disorder patient, etc.

On May 24, several local villagers told Red Star News that the suspect was a middle-aged man from Group 6, Qiaowan Village, Xiaowu Township. The wounding incident caused many deaths, including the suspect's 80 year old mother. Most of the victims were middle-aged and elderly people. Qiaowan Village has been under strict control since the wounding incident.

Many local villagers also said that the suspect had a long history of mental illness, had taken medicine for a long time, and had also been to a rehabilitation hospital, "but there was no obvious tendency to hit or hurt people before."

A clansman of the suspect told Red Star News that the suspect was born in 1971, his wife has died for many years, and his son is now in his teens. The suspect has lived with his elderly parents for a long time. At the time of the incident, his father was out working and "escaped a disaster".

Red Star Journalist Hu Xianhe

Edited by Guo Yu and directed by Deng Pingguang