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Stabbing rampage in Seoul's Sillim-dong leaves four people critically injured

Four people were critically injured in a stabbing rampage in Sillim-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday morning, police said.

2025.9.3

Cho Seon, who was 33 years old at the time of the stabbing spree, is escorted to the prosecutors' office by police from the Gwanak police station on July 28, 2023. [NEWS1]

Top court upholds life sentence for Sillim stabbing perpetrator

The Supreme Court upheld an appellate court's sentence of life in prison for Cho Seon, the 34-year-old behind the stabbing spree at Sillim Station last July.

2024.9.12

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The mugshot of Choi Yoon-jong, 30, accused of raping and murdering a woman on a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, southern Seoul, was revealed by the police on Wednesday. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]

Police ID suspect in sexual assault, murder on hiking trail

In revealing his identity, the committee acknowledged the brutality and severity of the case since the suspect “premeditated the crime by purchasing a weapon and searching for a potential crime site” and “murdered a random woman after attempting ...

2023.8.23

Police identify suspect in Sillim-dong rape and murder case

Police revealed the identity of the man accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a woman on a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, southern Seoul, as 30-year-old Choi Yoon-jong.

2023.8.23

A 30-year-old man, only identified by his surname Choi, leaves the Gwanak Police Precinct on Saturday to attend a court hearing. The man is accused of assaulting and raping a woman on a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, on Thursday morning, who fell unconscious and died on Saturday. [NEWS1]

Arrest warrant out for brass knuckles assault suspect

A court issued an arrest warrant for a 30-year-old man accused of assaulting and raping a woman on a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, southern Seoul, on Saturday. The victim, who remained unconscious right after the attack, died the same day.

2023.8.20

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Friday visits a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, where a 30-year-old man is suspected of assaulting and raping a woman a day earlier. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Seoul mayor pledges to fight crime after woman raped on hiking trail

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Friday promised to draw up measures to prevent crime in the city after visiting a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, southern Seoul, where a man allegedly assaulted and raped a woman a day earlier.

2023.8.18

Police release photo, identity of Sillim Station stabber

The man who went on a stabbing rampage near Sillim Station in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, last Friday, killing one and injuring three others, has been identified as 33-year-old Jo Seon.

2023.7.26

Jo Seon [SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]

Police publicly identify Sillim Station stabber

The man who went on a stabbing rampage near Sillim Station in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, last Friday, killing one and injuring three others, has been identified as 33-year-old Jo Seon.

2023.7.26

A passerby on Tuesday pays her respect to a man who was fatally stabbed near Sillim Station in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, last Friday, at a memorial spot where he was killed. [YONHAP]

Man arrested for threatening to kill women at Sillim Station

A man was arrested on Tuesday for threatening to murder "20 Korean women” the next day at Sillim Station in southern Seoul, less than a week after a stabbing rampage in the same neighborhood resulted in one death and three injuries.

2023.7.25