Tragic Stabbing Incident in Changwon: Young Woman Dies After Attack – What Happened?

Daniel Kim | 2026.03.28

A woman in her 20s who police say was stabbed in a parking lot near an apartment complex in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, died while receiving medical treatment at a hospital.

    Around 11:36 a.m. on the 27th, a stabbing in a parking lot near an apartment in Seongsan District, Changwon, left a woman in her 20s in cardiac arrest and a man in his 30s seriously injured; both were taken to the hospital. The female victim died the following day, on the 28th. The photo shows the forensic team\'s examination at the scene. Police are reviewing CCTV footage and witness statements as they investigate the circumstances and possible motive.
  Around 11:36 a.m. on the 27th, a stabbing in a parking lot near an apartment in Seongsan District, Changwon, left a woman in her 20s in cardiac arrest and a man in his 30s seriously injured; both were taken to the hospital. The female victim died the following day, on the 28th. The photo shows the forensic team's examination at the scene. Police are reviewing CCTV footage and witness statements as they investigate the circumstances and possible motive.

Gyeongnam Provincial Police said on the 28th that A, a woman in her 20s who had been found in cardiac arrest after being stabbed in a parking lot near an apartment in Sangnam-dong, Seongsan District, Changwon the previous day, died at about 1:25 p.m. on the 28th.

Police said their investigation indicates that B, a man in his 30s who was also found collapsed at the scene, stabbed A with a bladed weapon. B remains in critical condition.

A witness told police that the woman ran from near the apartment toward a nearby shopping area, shouting for help and pleading to be saved.

Police believe B attacked A with a knife and then immediately attempted to harm himself. Investigators are now piecing together the events, the relationship between the two, and a possible motive based on nearby CCTV footage and witness statements.

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