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Police seek arrest warrant for Severance Hospital stabbing suspect

Police have sought an arrest warrant for a woman in her 50s, identified as A씨, on charges of attempted murder for a knife attack at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, western Seoul, on November 4. The Seodaemun Police Station applied for the warrant on November 5, having upgraded the charge from special assault after determining intent to kill, according to Kyunghyang Shinmun. The suspect allegedly stabbed a hospital psychiatrist in a treatment room with a weapon she had brought, Yonhap reports. The doctor was injured and police are investigating the motive, the Korea Times reports.

  1. [속보]경찰, 세브란스병원 ‘흉기 난동’ 피의자 구속영장 신청···살인미수죄 적용 경향신문 · 2026-11-05
  2. [속보]경찰, 세브란스병원 ‘흉기 난동’ 피의자에 살인미수 적용…오늘 구속영장 신청 예정 경향신문 · 2026-11-05
  3. Police arrest woman for stabbing doctor at hospital Yonhap · 2026-11-04
  4. Doctor injured in stabbing attack at hospital in western Seoul Korea Times · 2026-11-04

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