Man arrested in stabbings of schoolboys

Real estate agent also detained for spreading rumors about crime

Prosecutors approved the formal arrest of the man suspected of stabbing two boys to death in Shanghai, while eight people have been summoned by police over online rumors about the crime and the assailant, authorities said over the weekend.

Huang Yichuan, 29, was taken into custody at the scene near a primary school in Xuhui district on Thursday where he allegedly attacked three children and a female parent.