Suspect, 14, hospitalised after rock attack on politician in South Korea
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Boy sent to mental health facility after Bae Hyun-jin left with cuts to her head from attack in Seoul
A 14-year-old boy who attacked a South Korean lawmaker with a rock has been sent to a mental health facility, police have said, as they continued to investigate the incident that left the politician, Bae Hyun-jin, with cuts to her head.
The suspect was arrested at the scene of the attack in southern Seoul on Friday and sent to a hospital after he was interviewed in the presence of his parents, said Cheon Young-gil, an official at Seoul's Gangnam district police station.
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