A female junior high school student who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which two parents and a child were attacked with a knife on the street in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo and were seriously injured. was learned from interviews with investigators.
It seems that he bought it a few days ago, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of why he targeted people indiscriminately.
On the night of the 20th of this month, a 53-year-old mother and her 19-year-old daughter were severely injured by a kitchen knife on the street in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, and the Metropolitan Police Department murdered a third-year junior high school girl in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture. I was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
He told investigators that he wanted to be put to death and stabbed a parent and child he happened to find on the street with a knife.
Three knives, including the knife used and a folding knife, were seized from the scene. I bought it at a yen shop."
Regarding the cutlery he purchased, he said, "I kept it in my backpack so that her mother wouldn't find it."
It is believed that the girl student decided to start the incident after leaving home saying that she was going to cram school on that day, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the incident that targeted people indiscriminately.