Ruling PPP’s lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin attacked in Seoul

Bae Hyun-jin, a lawmaker for the ruling People's Power Party (PPP), was attacked at a building in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on Friday and taken to a hospital. The man who attacked Bae was a minor.

Bae was hit in the head by a rock thrown by an unidentified man in front of an elevator in a building in Sinsa-dong at around 5:18 p.m., according to police and the PPP. The suspect, a student at a nearby middle school, was arrested at the scene and is being investigated by the Gangnam Police Station.

According to CCTV footage of the incident released by Bae's office, the suspect was inside the building before Bae entered. After exchanging greetings with the suspect, Bae entered the building and turned her back on him, the suspect pulled a rock out of his pocket and hit her in the head. The suspect then swung the rock at Bae's head about 10 times until she fell to the ground, where he attacked her for several seconds before being restrained by other citizens.

"The unidentified man hit Bae with a rock the size of his palm, and the rock broke," said an official from Bae's office, adding, "He suddenly attacked her when he approached her to greet her, saying, 'You must be lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin.'" The area around the building where the incident occurred was densely populated with beauty salons and cafes.
Bae was reportedly bleeding profusely but was conscious. Bae received sutures for a 1-centimeter laceration on her scalp, and there was no intracranial bleeding.

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