배현진, 중학생에 '돌멩이 피습'…'개인 일정' 알고 기다렸나Teenage assailant of ruling party lawmake

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(3rd LD) Teenage assailant of ruling party lawmaker claims attack was accidental

배현진, 중학생에 '돌멩이 피습'…'개인 일정' 알고 기다렸나

Kang Jae-eun National 15:55 January 26, 2024 Yonhap News

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(ATTN: UPDATES with police visiting Bae for questioning)
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SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The teenage assailant of ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has claimed that his attack was accidental, saying he had been waiting to be admitted to a hospital for worsening depression, police officials said Friday.
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The 15-year-old boy was detained Thursday afternoon shortly after attacking Bae of the ruling People Power Party with a rock the size of an adult man's fist in Seoul's southern district of Gangnam for unclear reasons.
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Bae, a television news anchor-turned-lawmaker, was struck on the head 15 times. She was taken to Soonchunhyang University Hospital and had her bleeding wound stapled. She remains hospitalized there.
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Police questioned the suspect in the presence of his guardian the previous day, and collected his mobile phone and social media history to determine the exact motive behind the crime.
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During the investigation, the suspect told the police that he left home about two hours before the incident, bumped into Bae and accidentally committed the attack, according to police officials.
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He reportedly said he had been waiting, at a doctor's order, to be admitted to a closed psychiatric ward due to a depression relapse.
He also said he was habitually carrying the rock with him.
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According to people with knowledge of his background, the boy had an issue at his school since early last year, and had been diagnosed with and treated for a bipolar disorder at a hospital.
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Early Friday, police put him under "emergency hospitalization," citing his age and health conditions.
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"The suspect's status as a minor and his current health conditions were taken into consideration," a police official said, adding police plan to thoroughly look into his crime, including the motive.
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Under the emergency hospitalization system, individuals with suspected mental illness can be put into a mental hospital for a maximum duration of three days over the urgent risk of inflicting harm on themselves or others.
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Police plan to look into his mobile phone history and accounts from people around him by the weekend to verify his claims. With his guardian's consent, the police plan to question him at the hospital after the emergency hospitalization period ends.
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Police visited Bae at the hospital to ask questions about the circumstances of the attack, and Bae told the investigators during the 1 1/2-hour questioning that she wants the assailant to be punished, officials close to the lawmaker said.
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This image, provided by People Power Party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin's office, shows the scene of the attack on her in Seoul on Jan. 25, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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The police formed a 27-strong investigation team, led by the chief of the Gangnam Police Station, to take charge of the assault case and announced plans to step up safety protection for key politicians.
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In addition to the current "close distance safety protection team" working for the leaders of the ruling People Power Party and the main opposition Democratic Party, the police will also deploy a protection team for Lee Jun-seok and Lee Nak-yon, who lead their respective newly formed parties.
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A total of 36 police squads nationwide will also be designated as special protection forces to cover political parties' public events, officials said.
pbr@yna.co.kr
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[영상] 배현진, 중학생에 '돌멩이 피습'…'개인 일정' 알고 기다렸나

2024-01-26 11:20 연합뉴스

(서울=연합뉴스) 국민의힘 배현진 의원(41·서울 송파을)이 25일 10대 중학생에게 돌덩이로 머리를 공격당했습니다.

머리에 피를 흘리며 쓰러진 배 의원은 인근 대학병원으로 이송돼 응급 처치를 받았으며 현재는 입원 후 경과를 지켜보고 있습니다.

현장에서 체포된 용의자는 중학교 2학년 남학생으로 알려졌습니다.

경찰은 용의자를 강남경찰서로 압송해 보호자 입회하에 사건 경위와 범행 동기 등을 조사한 뒤 응급입원 조처했습니다.

응급입원은 정신질환자로 추정되는 사람의 자·타해 위험이 있어 사정이 급박한 경우 정신의료 기관에 3일 이내 입원시킬 수 있는 제도입니다.

여야는 더불어민주당 이재명 대표 흉기 피습에 이어 또 정치인 피습 사건이 발생했다며 한목소리로 규탄했습니다.

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