Suspect in Incheon knife attack attends arrest warrant hearing

A 59-year-old man accused of injuring eight individuals in a knife attack at a commercial complex in Incheon attended an arrest warrant hearing on Friday. The Incheon District Court hearing commenced at 2 p.m. following prosecutors' request for an arrest warrant on charges of attempted murder and carrying weapons in public spaces.

The suspect is believed to have targeted 10 people with knives attached to both of his hands during the incident on Tuesday, resulting in eight people being injured, with one remaining unconscious due to cardiac arrest. Two others were unharmed. The suspect has reportedly accumulated 10 prior convictions, two of which were for attempted murder.

During the hearing, the suspect expressed remorse, acknowledging he had made a serious mistake. According to police, the motive for the attack was the suspect's frustration with his medical treatment at a local hospital, where he had protested for 2.5 months since August.