Man arrested after influencer was stabbed to death while enjoying the Tokyo Street – National
The man was arrested after the Japanese current was fatally stabbed while enjoying Tuesday on Tokyo Street in the city center.
Police u Japan They said on Friday that they were arrested by Kenya Takano, 42, on suspicion of murder attempt.
Since then, he has been sent to prosecutors, but he has not yet been charged, the Metropolitan Police Police statement said in Tokyo.
The victim, Airi Sato, 22, was taken to a hospital on Tuesday with critical injuries after being attacked, suffered more than 30 stab wounds in the upper body, police reported. She was later declared dead.
According to the New York Times, Sato He was heard screaming “Help!” Witnesses and spectators live before her TOK WHOWATCH glowed, with the sounds of siren vehicles for emergency cases that are sound for those who watch live.
Her audience was reportedly asking questions in Chat, like “Where did she go?” And “someone helps!”
The suspect told police that he had met Satoa through her live and saw her personally and that they had a financial dispute, according to newspaper Asahi and other media reports.
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The Asahi newspaper reported that Takano had borrowed a 2.5 million yen (about $ 24,225) Sato and did not return it despite the court order.
Kyodo News reported to believe that He also started borrowing a suto money Around 2022. Outlet also reported that during the search of her home in Oyama, police seized more than 10 receipts for banking transfers, some of which were in Sat.
Police in Tokyo said Takano confessed to the attack, but said he did not want to kill Sato.
According to the police, Takano used the survival knife to stab cliffs in the head, neck and torso as she stood looking at her cellphone camera on a busy street.
Takano traveled from Oyama, about 100 kilometers north of Tokyo, to make an attack after announcing Livestream. He followed her location by watching the recordings, according to reports.
Violent crimes in Japan are still rare, where weapons control is extremely strict, but there were several High knife attacks and others who use handmade rifles In recent years in the midst of a dark salary and the prospect of employment.
– With files from Associated Press
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