According to an interview with an investigative official, it was found that multiple knives such as a utility knife were found in the private room where the arrested man was standing in the hostage-building incident that occurred at an internet cafe in Saitama City.
The police are investigating the detailed situation, assuming that they brought it in systematically.
Kazutaka Hayashi, a 40-year-old unemployed person with an unspecified address, was arrested on the night of the 18th on suspicion of imprisonment for holding a female employee in her twenties as a hostage at an internet cafe in Omiya Ward, Saitama City. It was.
Subsequent investigations revealed that multiple blades, such as utility knives, were found in the private room where the two were, according to interviews with investigators.
Hayashi stayed up for 32 hours, but police said he had a knife and would die with a female employee when the police officer approached him. It means that he was restraining.
The police believe that they brought in the knife in a planned manner, and are planning to clarify the motive of the incident and the situation in which they were confined.