Doctor injured in stabbing attack at hospital in western Seoul
A man stabbed and injured a doctor at a major hospital in western Seoul, police said Wednesday, adding that they are investigating the motive for the attack. The Seodaemun Police Station said it apprehended the man presumed to be in his 50s on suspicion of aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed a psychiatry professor with a knife at Severance Hospital at around 4:30 p.m. The doctor…
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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- Doctor injured in stabbing attack at hospital in western Seoul koreatimes.co.kr
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