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

The Incheon Gyeyang Police Station announced today (Nov. 1) that it has arrested and is investigating a woman in her 50s, identified as A, on charges of special obstruction of official duties.

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

Police responded to the villa following a domestic violence report, subdued A, arrested her at the scene, and had her emergency hospitalized at a psychiatric hospital.

A police official stated, "We understand that the police officer was not injured," adding, "We have not yet been able to question A, so the specific details of the crime have not been confirmed."

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