인천 대형 상업시설에서 흉기 난동을 벌인 최충락이 범행 한 달여 전 병원 앞 1인 시위 당시 식칼을 소지했다가 경찰에 적발됐지만 시위가 끝난 뒤 흉기를 돌려받은 것으로 확인됐다.
On October 18, Yonhap News reported that according to materials from Park Sang-woong, a member of the National Assembly's Administrative Safety Committee, police responded to a report on September 9 at 10:10 a.m. regarding a protester carrying a knife outside a hospital in Incheon’s Gyeyang District.
At the scene, Choi stated, "I carried a kitchen knife because I didn't have a cutter knife." The police confiscated the weapon and stored it at a nearby precinct, concluding the incident. After the protest ended, they returned the knife to Choi.
Following a similar complaint received by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, police launched an investigation. After questioning hospital officials, they investigated Choi on October 6 for carrying a weapon in a public place, seizing the knife as part of the inquiry.
During the process of filing charges against Choi, police confirmed his prior convictions for attempted murder and that he was wearing an electronic monitoring device, notifying his probation officer. However, they did not secure Choi's custody at that time.
Choi was ultimately arrested on October 13 at 1:48 p.m. for attempting to stab ten people at a large commercial facility in Incheon’s Namdong District. He is reported to have more than ten prior convictions, including two for attempted murder.
On October 18, Yonhap News reported that according to materials from Park Sang-woong, a member of the National Assembly's Administrative Safety Committee, police responded to a report on September 9 at 10:10 a.m. regarding a protester carrying a knife outside a hospital in Incheon’s Gyeyang District.
At the scene, Choi stated, "I carried a kitchen knife because I didn't have a cutter knife." The police confiscated the weapon and stored it at a nearby precinct, concluding the incident. After the protest ended, they returned the knife to Choi.
Following a similar complaint received by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, police launched an investigation. After questioning hospital officials, they investigated Choi on October 6 for carrying a weapon in a public place, seizing the knife as part of the inquiry.
During the process of filing charges against Choi, police confirmed his prior convictions for attempted murder and that he was wearing an electronic monitoring device, notifying his probation officer. However, they did not secure Choi's custody at that time.
Choi was ultimately arrested on October 13 at 1:48 p.m. for attempting to stab ten people at a large commercial facility in Incheon’s Namdong District. He is reported to have more than ten prior convictions, including two for attempted murder.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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