Man arrested after stabbing woman at Gangnam cram school

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Published: 21 Nov. 2025, 16:02

The Seoul Gangnam Police Station is seen in this 2023 file photo. [YONHAP]

Police arrested a man in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Friday after he fled a Gangnam cram school where he had stabbed a woman earlier that morning.

The attack happened around 11:50 a.m. in Sinsa-dong in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, according to police and fire authorities. The man stabbed the woman with a knife inside the academy and ran away.

Police analyzed nearby surveillance camera footage and tracked the suspect to Mapo District, where officers arrested him.

The victim received treatment at a nearby hospital and her injuries are not life-threatening.

A police official said “the two are not strangers” and added that investigators are looking into the details of the attack.

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BY JEONG HYE-JEONG [[email protected]]