Police seek detention warrant for A, investigate circumstances

Seoul Gangdong Police Station arrested A, a woman in her 30s, in flagrante delicto on suspicion of aggravated injury to a lineal ascendant. The police investigation remained ongoing as of the 22nd.

A is suspected of stabbing her father, B, in the side with a weapon at a residence in Seoul's Gangdong district at around 8 p.m. on the previous day, the 21st.

Police applied for a detention warrant for A that day. They are also investigating the precise circumstances of the incident.

B reported the incident himself and came outside the building. Emergency responders who arrived at the scene then took him to a hospital.

B sustained serious injuries, but his condition was understood not to be life-threatening.

During police questioning, A reportedly stated that she committed the act after becoming angry during an argument with her father.