The young women’s internet influencer in Japan stabbed her death while living in Tokyo Street a man identified by police as a follower with a hail.
Influencer, Airi Sato, 22 years, the passers -by screaming “Help!” And her live stream froze, with the sounds of the siren of emergency vehicles that are sound to those who look at. Her audience posted confused and worried reactions, including emergency petitions like “Where did she go?” And “someone helps!”
Police in Tokyo said on Wednesday that they were charged with Kenji Takano, 42, of the murder on suspicion of performing an attack, which happened the day before in the Tokyo district, popular among the university students. They said that Mr. Takano, who was arrested at the scene, admitted the attack, though he said he did not want to kill her.
According to the police, Mr. Takano used the survival knife to stab a lady sat in his head, neck and torso, as she stood looking at her cellphone camera on a busy street. Mrs. Sato, Livestraamer, who had more than 2,600 followers, filmed herself as she made a circle of major train stations.
Although the efforts were made to come to life, Mrs. Sato died after arriving at the hospital, police said.
Violent crimes remain rare on the usual landscaped streets of Tokyo and pure streets, although for a long time it has been taking care of the Japanese social cohesion that takes place from growing inequality, standing salaries and, more recently, growing prices.
Police said they believe it was not a random attack. They said that Mr. Takano was a follower who said that he once lent Mrs. Sato a great sum of money she had never returned.
That may have made Mr. Takan hold Miss against Mrs. Sato, police said. Although she did not discover before where she would flow, Mr. Takano found the recognition of the buildings behind her, according to local media reports, citing police investigators.
The consequence of the attack was also trapped elsewhere via the Internet, as passers -by posted photos on the social media of Mrs. Sato Lying collapsed and bleeding on the street.
On her channel in the Livestraaming application called Whoowatch, she often recorded herself while visiting the bars and met other currents.
This is not the first murder of a female current in Japan. Two years ago, the court sentenced a 26-year-old man in a suburbs in Tokyo up to 17 years in prison For the stab death of a 33-year-old influencer who just broke up with him.
Hisako and Kiuko Notoy contribute to reporting.
