4 teachers arrested in China for needle assault on children   

Beijing, Jan 20: Four kindergarten teachers have been arrested China for needle pricking over 20 schoolchildren to discipline them, the local procuratorate said today.

Parents in Siping City of northeast Jilin province went to the police in November after they discovered red pinholes on their children's waists, legs and heads.

One victim had 50 pinholes throughout the body, a forensic test showed.

Five teachers were detained by the police. Four of the teachers were arrested for further investigation and one is out on bail.

PTI