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Incheon stabbing suspect was under electronic monitoring, had record of knife crimes and psychiatric treatment

Police are investigating why the 59-year-old accused of injuring eight people at a shopping complex allegedly attacked despite ongoing supervision and psychiatric care.

2026.10.14

(인천=뉴스1) 이호윤 기자 = 13일 인천 남동구 홈플러스 푸드코트에서 흉기 난동 사건이 발생했다. 경찰과 소방당국에 따르면 A씨가 휘두른 흉기에 1명이 심정지 상태에 빠지는 등 마트 및 영화관 이용객 6~8명이 크고 작은 부상을 입은 것으로 파악됐다. 2026.10.13/뉴스1

'He has a knife. Run away!': Witnesses recount mayhem during Incheon stabbing spree that left eight injured

A man previously imprisoned for attempted murder allegedly stabbed eight people at an Incheon shopping complex.

2026.10.14

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Electronic ankle monitor violations rise as officer shortages deepen

Nearly 600 violations were recorded through July as each field officer oversees more than 20 GPS-tracked offenders.

2026.10.12

A security electronic tag is wrapped around a person's ankle in this file photo. [GETTY IMAGES BANK]

Top court rules that arriving home 10 minutes after curfew violates electronic-monitoring compliance

The Supreme Court ruled that returning home just 10 minutes late during a midnight curfew is enough to violate the terms of electronic monitoring, tightening the standard for people required to wear ankle bracelets.

2026.2.2

Man with ankle monitor charged with sexually assaulting woman after break up

A man wearing an electronic ankle monitor has been charged and detained for sexually assaulting a woman after she broke up with him upon learning about his criminal background.

2025.7.30

Kang Yun-seong, 56, who allegedly killed two women last month after cutting off his ankle monitor, is escorted out of Songpa Police Precinct and transferred to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office on Tuesday morning. Kang faces six charges in total, including murder, violation of laws on parolee’s monitoring devices, robbery and fraud. The police said that Kang’s motives for murder stemmed from his financial issues. [NEWS1]

Murderer of two women did it for the money, police say

The police on Tuesday announced that Kang Yun-seong, an ex-convict who confessed to the murder of two women last month before and after cutting off his location-tracking ankle monitor, committed the crimes due to financial reasons.

2021.9.7

Convicted rapist Ko Young-wook prompts backlash with social media account

Ko, who is active on Twitter, opened an Instagram account Friday but blocked users from replying to his posts. Within hours, Ko received tens of thousands of messages on Twitter calling for him to take it down. The account was deleted later Friday.

2020.11.13