Police reveal identity of Seohyeon Station stabber

Choi Won-jong

Police on Monday revealed the identity of the man behind last Thursday's stabbing rampage in Bundang, Gyeonggi, as 22-year-old Choi Won-jong.

Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency convened a review committee earlier Monday afternoon and decided to disclose Choi’s name, age and photo.

On Thursday evening, Choi drove a car onto a sidewalk near a mall in Bundang near Seohyeon Station and rammed pedestrians before stabbing people inside the department store. Five people were hit by the car, and nine were stabbed.

One of the 14 victims, a woman in her 60s taking a walk with her husband near the shopping mall when she was hit by the car, was declared dead on Sunday.

Last month, police revealed the identity of 33-year-old Jo Seon, who went on a stabbing rampage near Sillim Station in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, on July 21, killing one and injuring three.

BY SARAH KIM [kim.sarah@joongang.co.kr]