The Seoul Gangnam Police Station is seen in an undated photo. [YONHAP]
A man has been taken into custody after allegedly assaulting a woman he did not know in southern Seoul’s Gangnam district, police said Monday.
The offender was
accused of attacking a woman he had never met in an alley near Sinnonhyeon Station at around 8:30 p.m. on May 12. He allegedly struck her in the face because he "felt like someone was staring," according to police.
He attacked the victim, who was casually walking down the street, after he left a restaurant where he had been drinking. The victim suffered injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment.
Bystanders at the scene chased down and restrained the suspect as he attempted to flee immediately after the attack. Police officers arrived at the scene after receiving reports and arrested him.
During the incident, one companion of the victim also suffered an injury to the jaw, investigators said.
The Seoul Gangnam Police Precinct detained the offender on charges of assault and inflicting bodily harm. The suspect was intoxicated at the time of the offense, the police said.
Police are continuing to investigate the exact circumstances and motive behind the attack.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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