- At least eight people, including six women and two men, have been injured in a stabbing rampage at a shopping complex in Incheon, South Korea, with a woman in her 20s left in a life-threatening condition after going into cardiac arrest.
- The suspect, a 59-year-old man wearing an electronic monitoring anklet, allegedly attacked shoppers across multiple floors with knives tied to his hands before being subdued by courageous bystanders using chairs.
- Local police detained the attacker, who has a history of violent offences, including a four-year prison sentence for attempted murder in 2015, alongside documented mental illness and alcohol dependence.
- South Korea's Justice Ministry revealed the suspect had met his probation officer and attended a counselling session just hours before the attack, with no warning signs or attempts to tamper with his tracking device detected.
- The Justice Ministry issued a public apology following the incident and announced a comprehensive review of its electronic monitoring procedures and the supervision of high-risk offenders.
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