People Power Party lawmaker Rep. Bae Hyun-jin sustained a head injury after she was hit in the head with a rock Thursday by a 15-year-old male, her office said.The incident happened around 5 p.m. in the southern Seoul district of Gangnam.According to Bae's aide, a male pedestrian walked up to Bae and asked, "Are you the lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin?" and struck her in the back of the head with a rock the size of an adult man's fist.Bae was transported to Soonchunhyang University Hospital with her head bleeding. Bae remained conscious and her injury is not believed to be life-threatening.The suspect was momentarily arrested by police in Gangnam and claimed to officers that he is 15-years-old.Bae, 40, is a former television news anchor who was elected to her first term in the National Assembly in 2020. She briefly served as a spokesperson for then-President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol in 2022.CCTV footage provided by Bae's office showed that the suspect struck the lawmaker 15 times with the rock within a span of some 10 seconds until nearby witnesses physically engaged the suspect.Footage showed that the suspect, who wore a mask and a beanie while dressed in a hoodie, remained at the scene, observing the lawmaker until Bae's aides apprehended him. He was later handed over to police.Dr. Park Sukh-que, a neurosurgeon who treated Bae at Soonchunhyang, said the lawmaker was in stable condition after getting her wound stapled.The attack on Bae comes some three weeks after Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition Democratic Party (DP), was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southeastern city of Busan.Source: Philippines News Agency