In July this year, in Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, five men and women who were walking were hit from behind one after another and fell, causing injuries such as broken facial bones. I sent documents to the prosecutor's office on suspicion of injury to a soldier I belonged to.
The document was sent to a 29-year-old male soldier belonging to the US Navy Yokosuka base.
According to the police, around 8:30 p.m. on July 9, a soldier hit five men and women walking on the street near the coast of Zushi City one after another from behind and overthrew them, causing their faces and hands to fall. It is suspected that he injured his neck.
Of the five injured, a woman in her 50s suffered serious injuries, including breaking a bone in her face.
Immediately after receiving the report, the police asked a soldier who was on the premises of JR Zushi Station, several hundred meters away from the scene, about the situation, but at this time, the soldier denied involvement and did not arrest him.
After that, as a result of the police analyzing the security camera and asking for the cooperation of the US military to interview the soldier himself, the suspicion that he was involved in the incident became stronger, and the documents were sent to the public prosecutor on the 21st.
In response to the investigation, the soldier stated that the seriously injured woman said, "When I was running on my way home from the beach, I bumped into a woman." It means that he denies the charges, such as "I have not."
Victim woman "I want you to be punished properly"
A woman who worked at a beach house in Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, was attacked on the way home and was seriously injured, and a man who was with the woman and witnessed the incident responded to NHK's interview in July immediately after the incident. He talks about the situation and his feelings at that time.
According to a man who witnessed the incident, three people, including the victim, were walking from the beach house to Zushi Station when suddenly a man came from behind pushed the woman down and ran away. about it.
The man said, ``The woman was suddenly knocked over from behind.
The woman, who fell on her stomach, suffered serious injuries that fractured her face in multiple places and her hand.
The man said, ``I can't forgive this random crime.
The female victim also said, ``When I was attacked, I had no idea what happened. I had heard about it, but I never thought that I would be attacked.I want the suspect to be properly punished."
Comments from the U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base
The U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base, to which the soldier who sent the documents belongs, commented, "We sincerely accept the allegations of misconduct by naval personnel."
Mayor of Zushi "Thoroughly seeks discipline and prevention of recurrence"
Satoru Kirigaya, mayor of Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, said, "This incident cannot be forgiven, and it must never happen again. The U.S. Navy has suffered damage. He strongly urged the military personnel to sincerely apologize and provide compensation, as well as strictly discipline the military personnel and prevent recurrence. I'm hoping for you," he commented.