The unidentified man used a sharp object to attack a psychiatrist at 5:44 p.m. after an in-person consultation in Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The 47-year-old psychatrist was immediately taken to the emergency room, but was declared dead at around 7:30 p.m.
The police said Monday they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the crime, adding they would seek to begin an autopsy on Tuesday.
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)