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Man and woman taken to hospital after being found collapsed with stab wounds

Published: 27 Mar. 2026, 17:18

The South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency [JOONGANG IBLO]

A man and a woman were taken to the hospital with serious stab wounds after collapsing in a parking lot outside an apartment complex in Changwon, South Gyeongsang.

A report came in at about 11:36 a.m. on Friday that a woman and a man sporting stab wounds had collapsed in a parking lot of a commercial building at an apartment complex in Sangnam-dong, Seongsan District, Changwon, South Gyeongsang, according to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on Friday.

The caller reportedly told police that the man had stabbed the woman before he had collapsed from his own injuries.

The woman was taken to the hospital unconscious, and the man was also transported with serious injuries.

The woman ran toward the parking lot shouting for help, according to witnesses at the scene. She was holding the area under her jaw, apparently after being stabbed in the neck. Witnesses stated that her white top was soaked with blood. As startled residents tried to help her by stopping the bleeding, the man came after her.

The man immediately took off his top and threw it to the ground. He was also reportedly bleeding heavily from what appeared to be a stab wound to the neck. He collapsed while approaching the woman.

The man, who appeared to have lost consciousness, tried to get up and flee when he heard police sirens, according to witnesses, but collapsed again after taking only a few steps.

The Korean police's logo as seen on an officer [YONHAP]

Firefighters — who arrived after police provided emergency treatment — took the two to separate hospitals. The woman was reportedly still alive upon arrival but in critical condition.

A knife believed to have been used by the man was secured at the scene. Based on statements from the caller and witnesses, police believe the woman and man had been in a dispute before the incident and are investigating the circumstances. After identifying the two, police found no record that the woman had previously reported the man for stalking before the incident.

“Both were taken straight to the hospital,” a police official said. “It is not yet clear exactly where each was injured. So far, no CCTV footage has been found that directly shows the attack. We will investigate what kind of relationship they had and what happened, including by questioning people around them, once the woman and the man regain consciousness.”

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.
BY KIM MIN-JU, AN DAE-HUN [[email protected]]