Woman in Her 50s Arrested for Threatening Police Officers with Weapon After Domestic Violence Report

A woman in her 50s has been arrested by police after swinging a weapon at officers responding to a domestic violence report.

The Incheon Gyeyang Police Station announced on November 1 that it has arrested a woman in her 50s, designated as A, on charges of special obstruction of official duties.

A is accused of obstructing official duties by swinging a weapon at police officer B at a villa in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, at around 12:10 AM today.

Police were dispatched to the villa following a domestic violence report from A's family. They subdued A, who was creating a disturbance, arrested her at the scene, and had her emergency hospitalized at a psychiatric hospital.

No injuries were reported.

A police official stated, "It appeared that A was in a dangerous state, so we took measures for hospitalization," adding, "We will determine subsequent actions through review."

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