Man went on stabbing rampage to protect himself from 'stalkers': police

Security personnel stand guard at the scene where the random stabbing attack occurred at a department store in Seongnam, South Korea, on Aug 4, 2023.- Reuters

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/Asia News Network): Choi Won-jong, the suspect behind the deadly knife attack last week in a department store in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, went on the stabbing rampage because he believed he was being stalked by a group of people, police investigation reports revealed Wednesday (Aug 9).

During Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police’s press briefing on Wednesday afternoon, the police stated that they will file for an arrest warrant against Choi on Thursday for murder, attempted murder and preliminary murder.