S.Korean police detain man over stabbing of eight people at shopping mall
SEOUL: South Korean police said they had detained a man suspected of stabbing eight people on Tuesday at a shopping mall in the city of Incheon, and the Yonhap news agency said one of the victims was in a life-threatening condition.
South Korean police have detained a man suspected of stabbing eight people at a shopping mall in Incheon on Tuesday, with one victim in a life-threatening condition. The motive for the attack is under investigation, according to a police spokesperson. Witness accounts suggest the suspect wore knives on both hands and attacked people across several floors before being subdued by bystanders. President Lee Jae Myung has called for a swift and thorough investigation of the incident.
The victims included six women and two men. One woman in her 20s required surgery for life-threatening injuries. The 59-year-old suspect has a prior conviction for attempted murder, having served a four-year prison sentence. He was fitted with an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet upon release in 2019 and has been receiving treatment for mental health issues and alcohol addiction. The electronic monitoring system is a crime prevention program for high-risk offenders after their release from prison.
Incheon, located west of Seoul, hosts South Korea's main airport and is part of the broader Seoul metropolitan area. The country faced a series of stabbing attacks in 2023, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. Recently, a 17-year-old girl was fatally stabbed and another teenager injured in Gwangju, with the perpetrator sentenced to life in prison.
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