37YO Woman Reportedly Stabbed 3 People For Calling Her “Auntie” in a South Korea Train

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Lim Xuan Qi
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It’s common to feel sad about ageing or get annoyed when some youngster refers to you as “auntie” or “uncle”.

Most people can face the reality that, well, they’re old. Unfortunately, that group doesn’t include this 37-year-old woman from South Korea.

After being called “ajumma” (something like “auntie” in Korean) and told to lower her volume, she stabbed three people on a subway train.

What Exactly Happened

The incident reportedly happened aboard a train bound for Jukjeon Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province at around 5.44pm.

The accused woman was reportedly speaking on the phone. She must have been quite loud as a woman in her 60s told her to lower her volume. Unfortunately, she made the deadly mistake of addressing her as “ajumma”.

The woman told police officers that she was offended by the term. That was why she proceeded to stab the woman, along with two other commuters, with a knife.

The victims were a man in his 50s and two women in their 60s.

Aftermath Of The Attack

Thankfully, there were no fatalities in this incident. While one of the victims required surgery, none of the injuries was life-threatening.

The victims were reportedly stabbed in the left thigh, right cheek and under the right eye.

According to eyewitnesses, the scene was chaotic and the woman was eventually restrained by a fellow passenger.

She was held by the passenger until the police arrived.

Investigations are Ongoing

Officials have requested an arrest warrant with the charge of special violence.

According to news reports, the charge is similar to aggravated assault, inflicting an injury with a deadly weapon or collective force.

If found guilty, you can be jailed for up to ten years.

There was an additional violation for carrying a weapon on the train, but no charges were pressed.

What’s The Significance Of “Ajumma”?

According to a 47-year-old mother living in Seoul, the term ajumma implied that a woman had entered middle age and was no longer attractive. 

Experts also said the term is strongly associated with behaviour patterns ridiculed in Korean society. This includes being unfeminine, aggressive and self-centred.

Now, don’t think this is a minor issue because a colonel in the Korean Army was suspended for calling his female subordinates “ajumma”.

Even Yakult changed the name of their female employees from “Yakult Ajumma” to “Fresh Managers”.

In short, words have power. Be careful of what you say both offline and online.

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