30s Woman in Train Stabbing Rampage: "I Was Upset by Being Called 'Ajumma'"

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On the afternoon of the 3rd, it was revealed that the motive behind a woman in her 30s who injured three people by wielding a weapon on a Suin-Bundang Line train was her anger at being called "ajumma" (auntie).

On the 4th, the Seoul Regional Railroad Special Judicial Police stated that they received this statement during the investigation of suspect A. Around 5:44 p.m. on the 3rd, on a train running near Jukjeon Station in Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, A got into an argument with a female passenger B in her 60s and then pulled out a weapon and swung it. As a result, B sustained a thigh injury, and other male and female passengers nearby also suffered facial injuries. All of them are reported to be in no life-threatening condition. Immediately after the crime, A was restrained by other passengers and was promptly arrested by Jukjeon Station staff who arrived at the scene.

Suwon-Bundang Line train. [Photo by Yonhap News]

Since the incident occurred on a train, A was handed over to the Railroad Special Judicial Police for investigation. A said, "A passenger told me, 'Ajumma, please turn down your phone volume,' and I got upset because of being called ajumma." She has been taking medication for a mental illness for several years and took her medication on the day of the crime, but the Railroad Special Judicial Police believe that her medical history is unrelated to this incident based on various circumstances. The Railroad Special Judicial Police plan to request an arrest warrant for A on charges of aggravated assault.

Immediately after the incident, several eyewitness accounts were posted on social networking services (SNS) such as Twitter. One witness described the situation, saying, "A had her phone volume turned up loud, so a female passenger asked her to lower it, but A suddenly got angry and said, 'What did you say? What did you say?' and then pulled out a kitchen knife and swung it."

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