Foreign teacher stabbed in Guangzhou University

Dispute breaks out at Guangzhou Commercial College Jiulong town Guangzhou, leaving one foreign teacher hospitalized with stab wound to chest.

June 4th 2015 8 am Thursday morning a dispute broke out between Paul Howard Crown (American) and Dr Edwards Mervyn James also known as Professor Ozzie (Australian), two foreign teachers employed at Guangzhou Commercial College Jiulong town Guangzhou.

The dispute broke out in the foreign teacher’s office Guangzhou Commercial College, when Professor Ozzie made a comment defending his family. The attacking foreign teacher Paul Howard Crown took offence to Professor Ozzie’s comments pulling out a flick knife from his pocket stabbing Professor Ozzie in the chest. Mr Crown took Professor Ozzie’s comment as a threat to kill him; Professor Ozzie was unarmed at the time of the attack and had no intentions of ever wanting to kill or harm Mr Crown in any way.

Professor Ozzie escaped from his office and was saved from further harm by one of his students walking up the stairs. The brave student (Dylan) saw Mr Crown coming up behind Professor Ozzie ready to stab him in the back. When Dylan saw Mr Crown approaching his teacher (Professor Ozzie) with a knife, he immediately put his own life on the line coming between Mr Crown and his teacher. Mr Crown was arrested shortly afterwards and taken to the local police station where he wasn’t charged and was allowed to go home.

Meanwhile Professor Ozzie was rushed to Luogang local hospital in a serious but stable condition suffering a stab wound to his chest after the dispute.

Professor Ozzie was informed two days later that a staff member - Professor Hu (Dean of the Guangzhou Commercial College) had placed Mr Crown back into the college as a foreign teacher where he had full access to inflict potential harm on the opposing student who witnessed the attack.

Information was relayed to Professor Ozzie that the video evidence from the four hallway surveillance cameras had been deleted to save the Guangzhou Commercial College from further embarrassment about the attack upon Professor Ozzie’s life.

Another report relayed to Professor Ozzie the following day. Professor Hu, the acting Dean of the Guangzhou Commercial College at the time of the attack; had turned off the surveillance cameras for his own privacy. This being the case Professor Hu showed gross misconduct in safety towards his staff and towards all the students under his care.

In an email received by Professor Ozzie stating the Guangzhou Commercial College has made serious allegation upon Professor Ozzie teaching credentials.

A meeting was sort by Professor Ozzie with the Guangzhou Commercial College about these allegations, however they have refused Professor Ozzie's meeting. Professor took matters and submitted emails to the local television station and to the local newspaper but just like the Guangzhou Commercial College, they too are treating this as nothing but a joke. The Guangzhou Commercial College is now suspending both Mr Crown and Professor Ozzie over this stabbing conflict which is total BS. Why should Professor Ozzie be suspended over this when all he was doing was defending his family and was totally unarmed at the time of the stabbing and was only leaving the office for a smoke. Why should any action at all be taken against Professor Ozzie at all?

If you're considering taking up any teaching position at the Guangzhou Commercial College please be advice that they do not treat you with respect and will never do anything to help you in any way. For further information about this particular collage you can contact me at the above email address.