Mar 02, 2009 13:21
NTU lecturer injured in stabbing
SINGAPORE: A lecturer with Nanyang Technological University has been injured after being stabbed by a student.
The professor at the engineering faculty was in his office when the student stabbed him with a knife in the back and arm. After stabbing, the male student, who was in his 20s, slit his wrists and jumped. His body was found at the bottom of a building at the engineering block, which was about five-storey high.
He died from his injuries.
The injured man is believed to be Professor Chan Kap Luk, who is in his 40s. He and the student, an Indonesian-Chinese, were from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, where the stabbing occurred. Chan has been sent to the Nationl University Hospital.
Police say they received a call about the incident at 10.25 Monday morning.
Souce: Channel News Asia / 938 Live.
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