Police in Japan announced on Friday that they had arrested a suspect in a fatal YouTuber stab while she lived in the center of Tokyo Street.
Metropolitan police said in Tokyo that Kenji Takano was arrested on Tuesday, on the spot, on suspicion of killing an attempt. Since then, he has been sent to prosecutors, but he has not yet been charged.
The victim, Airi Sato, 22 years, was taken to a hospital with critical injuries after being killed by the attacker several times into his upper body, police said and later declared dead.
Witnesses and live spectators said they heard her scream for help, and the stream suddenly became black. Kyodo News reported That the witness said she saw a man wearing a black hat and a mask attacking a woman at the scene, and after she fell, he held a smartphone toward her. New York Times They reported that following the attack, Sato’s followers published messages, including “Where did she go?” and “someone helps!”
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The suspect told the police that he had met Sato through her live and saw it personally and that they had a financial dispute, according to media reports, including the Asahi newspaper. Kyodo News, quoting the police, reported To believe that he began to give her money around 2022.
According to Kyodo NewsHe was attacked as she lived on an app called Whoowatch and walking alone near the Takadanobaba train station in the Shinjuk section.
The NHK broadcast reported that Takano had borrowed a great sum of money and did not return it despite the court order to do so.
Takano traveled from the city of Oyam, about 60 miles north of Tokyo to make an attack after announcing Live Stream and finding his location watching the recordings, according to Media Reports, quoting the police.
He told the police that he did not intend to kill her.
Violent crimes are still rare in Japan, where the control of the gun is extremely strict, but there have been several high knife attacks and others who have used handmade weapons in recent years in the midst of a dark salary and a chance of employment.
