In the case of a hostage standing up at an internet cafe in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, police said that the suspect had a knife in addition to the cutter knife used in this case. I will also investigate the purpose of possessing multiple blades.

Koji Nagakubo (42), whose address and occupation are unknown, was injured in captivity on the night of the 21st of this month at a private room booth at an internet cafe in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, for taking a female employee in her 20s as a hostage and holding her up for about five hours. There is a suspicion of.



Previous investigations have shown that a female employee broke into a private room next door with a utility knife, but remained in the private room used by the suspect in a subsequent investigation. Interviews with investigators revealed that kitchen knives were also found in the belongings that were carried.



The suspect had a hostage-building incident in Aichi prefecture 10 years ago and was released in April, but recently he has been living in an internet cafe and has dozens of money when he was arrested. It was a circle.



The police possessed multiple cutlery, saying, "I was disgusted with my life. I thought I could return to prison if I caused an incident. I wanted to be sentenced to death or life imprisonment." I will also investigate the purpose I was doing.