China school attack: Man kills eight elementary children on first day of term

A man reportedly armed with a meat cleaver killed eight young children in a bloody rampage at a school in China.



Children were arriving for the first day of term when the mass killing happened at the primary school in Enshi City on Monday morning.



It was initially reported a man wielding a cleaver broke into the school and began hacking and slashing boys and girls at random.



There were claims that the killer had just been released from jail and launched the attack as revenge on society.



The suspected killer was arrested after the 8am attack and remained in police custody.