Doctor injured in stabbing attack at hospital in western Seoul

A man, presumed to be in his 50s, was apprehended by the Seodaemun Police Station for allegedly stabbing a psychiatry professor at Severance Hospital in western Seoul. The attack occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The injured doctor sustained a 5-centimeter wound and was taken to an emergency room for treatment. According to The Korea Times, the suspect was not a patient waiting for medical treatment at the hospital at the time of the incident. Police are currently investigating the exact motive behind the aggravated assault.

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