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Yesterday afternoon, a woman in her 50s attacked a psychiatry professor with a weapon at Sinchon Severance Hospital in Seoul. The victim suffered injuries to the face and head and received treatment at the hospital. Police plan to seek an arrest warrant on charges of attempted murder, determining that she had the intent to kill.
Reporter Kim Gyu-ri has the details.
[Reporter]
The stabbing incident occurred at around 4:30 PM yesterday at the psychiatry department of Sinchon Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
A woman in her 50s, identified as A, suddenly entered an examination room, pulled out a weapon she had brought in a shopping bag, and swung it at the psychiatric professor.
The victim sustained 5-centimeter-long slash wounds to the face, arm, and head, and was rushed to the emergency room for treatment.
The victim's life is reportedly not in danger.
[Severance Hospital Official: Information regarding a patient's condition falls under personal privacy. We have no way of knowing.]
Hospital staff subdued A immediately after the crime, and police officers dispatched following the report arrested A at the scene as a flagrant offender about 10 minutes later.
A is reportedly making incoherent statements during police questioning, such as, "I was trying to go to another hospital, but the doctor at Severance Hospital colluded with the other hospital to block me from receiving treatment, which made me angry."
It was found that A did not visit the hospital with a scheduled outpatient appointment with the victim, and had a history of receiving treatment for mental illness at multiple hospitals, including Severance Hospital.
Police stated that they judged A had the intent to kill and plan to apply for an arrest warrant on charges of attempted murder this afternoon.
(Video reporting: Kang Si-woo | Video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)
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