A 36-year-old suspect, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in an injured case in which 10 passengers were slashed in a running Odakyu line last month, was suspected of slashing another passenger. I was re-arrested.
He stated that he wanted to kill him when he saw a happy person, and it is expected that an expert will conduct a mental assessment in the future.
The person who was re-arrested was Yusuke Sakuma (36), an unemployed person in Tama Ward, Kawasaki City.
On the 6th of last month, 10 male and female passengers were seriously injured in the train on the Odakyu Line, which was running in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, when they were cut with a knife.
He has been arrested twice so far for slashing him into a female college student, but was re-arrested on the 17th on suspicion of attempted murder of another man in his thirties.
Furthermore, on the day of the incident, there are also suspicions of theft for shoplifting at a convenience store.
According to the investigators, he explained to the investigation so far that the attention of the female shoplifter to the shoplifting was the trigger, and said, "I wanted to kill a happy person. Many people. I tried to kill him. "
In the future, expert psychological assessments are expected to be conducted to examine the suspect's criminal liability.