[/floatr]Stuff: Stabbing accused remandedA Korean student accused of stabbing his Avondale College teacher has been remanded in custody for a fortnight pending a psychiatric report. Chung Tae Won, 17, appeared in the Auckland District Court charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He was remanded in custody until March 17, pending the psychiatric report and a victim impact statement...Chung - an international student - was supported by about 10 people including his homestay family. The charge follows yesterday's stabbing of Avondale College teacher Dave Warren, 49, in the back. Mr Warren - who taught Japanese - was stabbed as he wrote on a whiteboard. He was rushed to hospital with what were initially called serious injuries although police said they were not life threatening. He was sent home last night...more...
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...reports have surfaced that racial sensitivity may have been a factor in the stabbing. There are suggestions from students that the teacher may have made a joke about South Korea just before the incident. Principal Brent Lewis says he's heard nothing to suggest what they are saying is true...more...
