Putting this here rather than world news because US Ambassador.SEOUL — Prosecutors have charged a South Korean man with attempted murder after the U.S. ambassador was slashed in the face last month, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Kim Ki-jong, 55, allegedly attacked Ambassador Mark Lippert with a fruit knife in Seoul on March 5. Lippert, 42, suffered deep gashes to his face and wrist that required 80 stitches. He was in hospital for five days.
Kim has been charged with attempted murder, assault of a foreign envoy, and obstruction of duty, an official at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said.
He could face life in prison or even the death penalty, which is rarely used in South Korea, if found guilty of attempted murder.
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