Police Consider Psychopathy Assessment for Knife Rampage Suspect Choi Chungrak

Police are considering conducting a psychopathy assessment on Choi Chungrak, 59, who was arrested on suspicion of attempting to kill 10 people with a weapon at a large commercial complex in Incheon.

According to police on October 19, the Namdong Police Station in Incheon is considering conducting a psychopathy assessment on Choi, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and carrying a weapon in a public place.

Identity of knife-wielding attacker Choi Chungrak released. Provided by the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency.

Police believe there is a strong need to determine whether Choi has antisocial tendencies, considering that he targeted visitors to the commercial complex whom he did not know and reportedly chose people who appeared weaker than him. Investigators plan to have a profiler assess and quantify personality traits such as impulsivity, lack of empathy, and irresponsibility.

Police previously sent a large quantity of medication that Choi had with him at the time of the crime to the National Forensic Service for analysis to determine whether it was a controlled substance. No narcotics were detected.

Choi is suspected of attempting to kill 10 visitors by stabbing them with a weapon at around 1:48 p.m. on October 13, at the C&C (see&see) building, a large commercial complex in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, that houses a major supermarket and a movie theater.

Eight of the victims, including a 19-year-old woman who remains unconscious, were classified as injured, while the other two were found to be unharmed.

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