Deadly S. Korea stabbing: Suspect says he committed crime as ‘life was hard’


Police officers investigate the scene of a stabbing rampage on a street in Seoul, South Korea on July 21, 2023. - AP

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/Asia News Network): The suspect of a stabbing rampage that killed one person and injured three in Seoul said on Sunday he committed the crime because “life was hard”.

“I committed the crime because life was hard for me,” said the 33-year-old man, surnamed Cho, while he was on his way to the Seoul Central District Court.

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