On the night of the 6th, a 36-year-old suspect who was arrested in a case where a passenger was cut and injured on the train of the Odakyu Line running in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, said, "There are few stations that stop so that you can not escape on the way. I aimed for rapid speed. "
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the statement, saying that he wanted to kill a large number of people.
Yusuke Sakuma (36), whose occupation is unknown, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Tama Ward, Kawasaki City.
Around 8:30 pm on the 6th, 10 men and women on the Odakyu Line, which was running near Seijo Gakuenmae Station in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, were injured when a man cut them with a knife.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a female college student in her twenties was seriously injured by being stabbed in her back.
According to the investigation so far, it is known that Mr. Sakuma took a rapid express bound for Shinjuku at Noborito station in Kawasaki city, but in response to the investigation, he said, "Aiming for a rapid express with few stops so that passengers can not escape on the way. I found out in an interview with the investigators that he said, "That's right."
In addition, he said, "When I saw a happy person, I wanted to kill him. I wanted to kill a lot of people because anyone could do it." It also turned out that he tried to slaughter and light the fire.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the case.
Background of the crime
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Mr. Sakuma went from Keio Yomiuri Land Station, which is the closest to his house, to Noborito Station, and then changed to the Rapid Express bound for Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line.
The first car I got on was the fifth car from the beginning.
Immediately, he moved to the fourth car, stabbed the back of a 20-year-old female college student who was sitting silently, and then cut three passengers in quick succession.
In addition, as he moved around the vehicle while swinging the blade, another six passengers were injured when the blade hit or fell.
After that, the handle of the knife broke just before moving from the 4th car to the 3rd car, and the suspect threw the knife on the spot and moved to the 3rd car.
And in the third car, the suspect took out cooking oil.
I sprinkled it on the floor of the vehicle and tried to light it with a large lighter, but it failed.
The suspect moved to the second car, where the train stopped urgently.
When the gathered passengers opened the door cock and escaped from the car all at once, the suspect also went out and threw his smartphone at the passengers and escaped as it was.
At that time, the suspect said he had scissors in addition to a chef's knife, oil, and a large lighter, and stated to the investigation that he had scissors as a spare.
Suspect's gait
From the statements of the suspect who was arrested, I was able to understand the steps taken before and after the incident.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Mr. Sakuma visited a grocery store in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku around noon on the day of the incident and shoplifted bacon and other items.
A female clerk who noticed it noticed herself and reported it, and a police officer rushed in, but at that time, she was found to have a utility knife.
For this reason, after hearing the situation at the police station, I sent it to my home in Kawasaki City, but after 7:00 pm, the suspect took a cow sword etc. to the nearest Keio Yomiuri Land station, and from there to the train It means that I got on.
Regarding the feelings at this time, the suspect responded to the investigation, "I got angry at the female clerk and started to feel like killing. However, since it was the time when the store was already closed, people on the train instead I wanted to kill a lot of people. "
In addition, after the incident, regarding the action until he was secured, he said, "I stole my bicycle on the way and ran away. When I found a convenience store, I thought,'I'm tired. I can't kill any more people.'" It means that he said, "I put it on."
A man on the train "I thought I might die"
A man in his 40s who was injured on the train where the incident occurred testified to the tense situation at that time, saying, "I thought that I might fall and escape late and die as it is," according to an interview with NHK. did.
A man in his 40s living in Kanagawa Prefecture was in the third car from the beginning of the Rapid Express bound for Shinjuku.
At that time, few people were standing with about 80% of their seats filled.
The man was also sitting in his seat, but suddenly he heard passengers screaming a few meters away at about 8:30 pm.
Immediately after that, many passengers rushed in from the vehicle behind where the screams were heard.
Behind the passenger was a man with a knife.
The man said, "The moment I saw a man with a knife, I thought it was" bad "and ran away."
However, when he escaped, the passengers were in a state like a domino effect, and the man also fell on the spot.
He said that he couldn't stand up by hitting his waist and took off his shoes, but he said he desperately escaped in Tsukuba.
Regarding the situation at that time, the man said, "I thought that I would escape later than other passengers and I might die as it is."
According to the man, he witnessed a man sprinkling liquid on the floor in the immediate vicinity at this time.
The arrested suspect was known to have oiled the floor for cooking and tried to light it with a large lighter, and the man said, "I was very calm. If it was on fire, I would die. I think I was there. "
The man was rescued after escaping to the leading vehicle, hitting his waist and being taken to the hospital.
In the video taken by the man on his smartphone just before being transported, you can see the knife, large lighter, and scissors that the suspect brought in.
The man said, "I was desperate to escape, but I was afraid that I might have been stabbed somewhere right after the incident. Now I try not to think about the incident, but I get on the train again. I'm worried about how I feel at times. I can't forgive the criminal. "