Incheon Stabbing Suspect Identified as 59-year-old Choi Chung-rak... Personal Information Released

The personal information of Choi Chung-rak (59), who carried out a stabbing spree in a commercial building in Namdong-gu, Incheon, was released on the 16th.
The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency posted the personal information, including the age and mugshot of Choi, who was arrested on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon in a public place, on its official website today. Earlier today at 3:00 PM, the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency held a personal information disclosure deliberation committee and decided to release Choi's details.
The committee made this decision after evaluating factors such as the cruelty of the crime, the severity of the damage caused, the public's right to know, and the public interest in preventing recidivism.
Choi's personal information will remain posted until November 16.
Choi is accused of attempting to murder 10 users with a weapon in a commercial building in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, around 1:48 PM on the 13th.
A 19-year-old woman (A) who was stabbed by Choi was rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest and underwent surgery, but remains in critical condition. Seven others were treated at a hospital for injuries to their backs and shoulders. It was determined that two others were threatened but not physically injured.
Choi, who has multiple prior convictions including attempted murder, claimed to the police, "I had a conflict with a hospital due to side effects from skin disease treatment, and the hospital reported me, leading to a police investigation," and added that he committed the crime with the intent to "make news to socially expose (his grievances)."