Police identify 59-year-old suspect in Incheon shopping centre stabbing that injured eight

Police on Friday released the identity of a suspect accused of carrying out a knife attack at a major commercial complex in Incheon that injured eight people earlier this week. The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency released the suspect's name, Choi Choong-rak; his age, 59; and his mugshot after holding a committee meeting to review whether to publicly disclose his personal information. The police said the panel unanimously approved the release, citing "the brutality of the crime, the severity of the harm caused and the availability of sufficient evidence." Choi's personal information will be posted on the police agency's website from Friday through Nov. 16. He is suspected of attempting to kill 10 people at the commercial complex in Incheon, about 30 kilometers west of Seoul, on Tuesday, wielding knives in both hands. The attack left eight people injured, including one who remains unconscious after suffering cardiac arrest. The other two people escaped unharmed. During police questioning, Choi cited his dissatisfaction with medical treatment at a local hospital as the motive for the atta

A man accused of injuring eight people in a knife attack at a commercial complex in Incheon earlier this week attended an arrest warrant hearing on Friday. The hearing began at 2 p.m. at the Incheon District Court after prosecutors requested an arrest warrant for the suspect on charges of attempted murder and carrying weapons in public spaces. The 59-year-old man is suspected of attempting to kill 10 people with knives attached to both of his hands at the shopping complex in Incheon, just west of Seoul, on Tuesday. The attack left eight people injured, including one who remains unconscious after suffering cardiac arrest. The two others escaped unharmed. The suspect reportedly has 10 prior convictions, two of them attempted murder. "I am sorry," the suspect said while walking toward the court for his hearing, noting he has made a serious mistake. According to police, the man has cited his frustration over his medical treatment at a local hospital as the motive for the attack. He had staged a one-man protest in front of the hospital for 2 1/2 months since August. During those protests, the

INCHEON, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A man accused of injuring eight people in a knife a...

The suspect in this week's stabbing spree in Incheon has cited frustration over his treatment at a hospital as the motive for his crime, police said Wednesday. The 59-year-old man gave the account to investigators during questioning, one day after he attacked random people at a shopping complex in the city west of Seoul, injuring eight, including one who remains unconscious. "I did not target any specific person, and I chose people who looked weaker than me, but I had no intention to kill," the suspect was quoted as saying during questioning at Incheon's Namdong Police Station. According to police, the man received treatment for athlete's foot at a local hospital but was unhappy that his symptoms did not improve and began to stage a one-man protest in front of the facility in August. The hospital reported him to the police for carrying a weapon during the protests, and he was booked last month before undergoing questioning last week. "I was unhappy with the hospital and unhappy that I was investigated by the police because the hospital reported me," he was quoted as telling investigators.

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Police have verified additional victims from a stabbing attack in Incheon on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people wounded to 10, media reports said on Wednesday. Police on Tuesday arrested a man who went on a stabbing rampage in the city near the capital Seoul. One victim remains in critical condition, but no fatalities have yet been confirmed, according to media reports.

Eight people were wounded in a stabbing at a supermarket in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday, with one person suffering cardiac arrest, police said.

A 59-year-old man stabbed at least eight people on Tuesday at a shopping centre in the South Korean city of Incheon, police and fire officials said. One victim was in life-threatening condition and received surgery at a nearby hospital. The suspect attacked shoppers as he moved through the shopping centre before business owners and bystanders subdued him, according to local police and witnesses. The man has a history of violent offences and mental illness and was required to wear an electronic...

Man appeared to have knives tied to both hands.

Eight people were wounded in a stabbing at a supermarket in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday, with one person suffering cardiac arrest, police said. Officers responding to the scene arrested a male suspect and were investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack, a police spokesperson said by telephone. A witness cited […]

A man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon, police and fire officials said Tuesday.

Officers responding to the scene arrested a male suspect and were investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack, a police spokesperson said

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Police and fire officials in the South Korean city of Incheon say a man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall

In a shocking incident on Tuesday, a man armed with knives attacked shoppers at a supermarket in Incheon, South Korea, injuring eight individuals, including a young woman who suffered cardiac arrest. The assailant, a man in his 60s, was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet at the time of the attack.

SEOUL - Eight people were wounded in a stabbing at a supermarket in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday, with one person suffering cardiac arrest, police said.

A man has attacked shoppers at a South Korean mall, injuring eight people before bystanders subdued him.

A man has attacked shoppers at a South Korean mall, injuring eight people before bystanders subdued him.

Police and fire officials in the South Korean city of Incheon say a man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall

One person went into cardiac arrest and seven others were injured after a man went on a stabbing spree in a supermarket building in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Tuesday, police said. The suspect, believed to be in his 60s, attacked people with knives fastened to both his hands at 1:40 p.m. while moving on an escalator between the second basement floor — where a Homeplus supermarket is located — and the second floor above ground, according to Namdong Police Station. The man was subdued by shoppers and later apprehended by police officers, who were questioning him in custody. All eight victims were taken to hospitals. An emergency medical center has been set up on the building's first floor in case of additional casualties.

The police in the city of Incheon said they had arrested one man and were investigating his motive.

"One person is in cardiac arrest, and around seven others have been injured," says official

Initial reports say between six and eight people have been stabbed at Homeplus in Incheon, South Korea

Police responding to the scene arrested a male suspect and were investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack.

A male suspect has been arrested after a stabbing incident at a supermarket in South Korea's Incheon.

One person was in cardiac arrest and several others wounded in a stabbing incident on Tuesday at a supermarket in South Korea's coastal city of Incheon, authorities told AFP.

At least 3 people have been injured in attack at Incheon Homeplus branch