One person in ‘cardiac arrest’, seven hurt in S. Korea market stabbing
Seoul: A man wearing an electronic ankle monitor was arrested after a stabbing attack at a supermarket in South Korea’s Incheon on Tuesday that left one person in cardiac arrest and seven others wounded, authorities told AFP. CCTV footage showed the man running through a room with weapons strapped to both hands as he launched the attack, and more than 10 knives were found in his bag, according to…
Incheon, South Korea - A stabbing incident at a supermarket that left one person in cardiac arrest and seven others injured unfolded on Tuesday, South Korea's Newsis news agency reported. CCTV footage captured the suspect running through the store with weapons strapped to his hands, before more than ten knives were discovered in his bag.
The assailant, in his fifties, had been released from a four-year prison sentence for attempted murder in 2015 for repeatedly stabbing his ex-wife. He was under an electronic ankle monitor for ten years, barred from leaving his home between midnight and 6am. The Ministry of Justice expressed deep regret over the incident, stating it was conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances and surveillance process.
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