<div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1ZgKB/10a55e5aba2f64b47339b9f71b30f4c01982631b" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1ZgKB/10a55e5aba2f64b47339b9f71b30f4c01982631b" data-origin-width="1280" data-origin-height="853"></div><p>The Korean National Police Agency headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald)</p><p style="text-align: start;">A British man in his 30s who fled to his home country after stabbing a woman in Seoul has been arrested in the United Kingdom, Korean police said Saturday.</p><p style="text-align: start;">The Korean National Police Agency said the suspect was arrested in the UK on Thursday, local time, in cooperation with the UK’s National Extradition Unit (NEU).</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: start;">The man allegedly stabbed a woman in her 20s in the neck at a university in Seoul at about 11:50 a.m. on Sept. 29, before leaving Korea. The woman suffered minor neck injuries.</p><p style="text-align: start;">Police issued an Interpol Red Notice shortly after the suspect fled the country. They later confirmed that he had entered the UK through Interpol cooperation. A Korean police liaison officer stationed in the UK worked closely with the NEU to track down the suspect.</p><p style="text-align: start;">The Korean National Police Agency said it would work with the Ministry of Justice and other relevant agencies to expedite his extradition to Korea.</p><p><br><span style="color: #171717;" data-ke-size="size20">hwangdh@heraldcorp.com</span></p>
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