A woman in her 50s has been arrested for allegedly attacking a psychiatry professor with a knife at Severance Hospital in Sinchon.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office filed for an arrest warrant for the suspect, identified as Ms. A, after interviewing her on November 6. The prosecutors considered the severity of the crime and the risk of further offenses in their decision to seek the warrant.
A pre-arrest interrogation for Ms. A is scheduled for 3 p.m. on November 7.
While the prosecutors do not have investigative authority, they can interview suspects to determine the necessity of an arrest warrant.
On November 4, at approximately 4:35 p.m., Ms. A allegedly attacked Professor Kang, a psychiatry specialist, in an examination room on the fifth floor of Severance Hospital, injuring his face and hands with a knife she had brought with her.
At the time of the incident, Professor Kang was calling in another patient when Ms. A entered the examination room and brandished the knife.
Professor Kang sustained a 5-centimeter laceration and was treated in the emergency room, where he was reported to be in stable condition.
Hospital staff subdued Ms. A, and police arrested her at 4:42 p.m. after receiving a report of the incident.
Initially, the Seodaemun Police Station arrested Ms. A on charges of aggravated assault. However, based on her statement that she had brought a kitchen knife from home in a shopping bag, authorities determined that there was intent to kill and applied charges of attempted murder.
During police questioning, Ms. A reportedly expressed frustration, claiming she had intended to go to another hospital but was angered by Professor Kang's alleged collusion with that hospital to prevent her from receiving treatment.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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