Suspect has been officially arrested for stabbing a Japanese schoolboy in China

The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Japanese boy in China has been officially arrested, according to media reports.

The 10-year-old student at a Japanese school in Shenzhen, southern China, was fatally stabbed on his way to school and died about a day after the attack.

The suspect, a 44-year-old man surnamed Zhong, was detained at the scene and is being held under investigation. Japanese media reported his arrest on Saturday, citing sources familiar with Japan-China relations.