Indiscriminate stabbing at Incheon mart unnerves public
A man whose appearance bore the hallmarks of a typical Korean middle-aged "ajeossi," including a windbreaker and baseball cap, stepped into a hypermart in Namdong District in the city of Incheon, just west of Seoul, on Tuesday. This man, however, had two large knives strapped to his hands as he went over several floors in the large supermarket to attack people at random. He stabbed eight people,…
A man, described as a typical Korean middle-aged individual with a windbreaker and baseball cap, entered a hypermarket in Incheon's Namdong District on Tuesday. Strapped with two large knives, he proceeded to randomly attack people across several floors of the large supermarket. The incident left eight individuals injured, with a 19-year-old victim receiving emergency surgery after going into cardiac arrest.
The perpetrator claimed he sought out those he perceived as the weakest. Despite his seemingly ordinary appearance, the attacker’s violent actions caught many off guard. The man was also wearing an electronic monitoring anklet. On the day of the attack, he had adhered to his schedule, meeting with his probation officer, as well as professionals specializing in alcohol addiction and mental health.
The individual had a criminal history, having been sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to murder his former wife in 2015. He was ordered to wear the electronic monitoring anklet.
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