'Mom will keep waiting': Mother's tearful letter to teenage daughter left unconscious by Choi Chung-rak's knife attack

The mother of a teenage victim left unconscious by Incheon stabbing suspect Choi Chung-rak, 59, has shared a heartfelt message for her daughter.

On Tuesday, the mother of Na Mo, 19, posted a photo on her social media account alongside the words: "My dearest, kindest daughter. Today, too, Mom woke up from so many dreams. You weren't there, but that's OK — today is the day I'm going to come see you."

The mother added: "I'll bring the new MP3 player you got as a gift — I've added a few more songs and some cheering messages to it. Two weeks ago, everyone was living their normal lives. The day will come when you can do the same. Mom won't get tired — she'll keep waiting, no matter how much time passes. Don't you get tired either. Stay strong."

In a separate post, the mother shared news of the opening of an Incheon city animal welfare center where her daughter had long wanted to volunteer. "Every day I expect that, even though you're still the same in my dreams, you're getting better," she wrote.

"I'm heartbroken that I can't hold your hand every day right now, but the day will come when we can go volunteer together again," she added.

Choi attacked 10 people with knives taped to both hands at a large commercial complex in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon — a building housing a hypermarket, a movie theater and other businesses — at around 1:48 p.m. on Oct. 13, in what prosecutors say was an attempt to kill them. Na, who was on her way home after finishing a part-time job shift, suffered cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital. As of Wednesday, Na had not regained consciousness.