Chinese Man Detained in Gimhae, South Korea, on Suspicion of Attempted Murder After Stabbing Wife Amid Divorce Dispute; Wife's Elementary-School Son Called Police
GIMHAE — The Gimhae Jungbu Police Station in South Gyeongsang Province said on November 9 that a Chinese man in his 40s had been taken into custody on suspicion of repeatedly stabbing his wife during a divorce dispute. Police said the attack took place at about 4:04 p.m. on November 5 at a home in Gimhae.
The victim, police said, is the suspect's wife, a Chinese woman in her 30s. Her elementary-school son was present and called the police; officers arrived about eight minutes later and arrested the suspect at the scene at about 4:12 p.m. The woman was taken to a hospital, has regained consciousness and is not in life-threatening condition. Police said the suspect admitted the attack during questioning.
Police said the couple's marriage had broken down after only about three months and that they were in divorce proceedings, during which they argued repeatedly. On the day of the attack they argued again over the divorce, and the suspect attacked her with a knife. He was detained on suspicion of attempted murder and of violating the Child Welfare Act (emotional abuse), and police plan to refer the case to prosecutors after establishing the motive and full circumstances.
(Source: Gimhae Jungbu Police Station, South Korea)
Source: Gimhae Jungbu Police Station, South Korea
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Photo: 图：韩国金海市市政厅长有分厅（资料图）。CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Gimhae City Hall's Jangyu branch, South Korea (file photo). CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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