Police arrested two senior male students on suspicion of confinement and assault on September 9 for allegedly tying up and beating a first-year male student with an iron chain on the basketball team of a private junior high school in Fukuoka City in September.
In September, a 9-year-old first-year male student who belonged to the basketball team of a private junior high school in Fukuoka City was injured by multiple senior students in a gymnasium warehouse by tying his body with an iron chain for several minutes and slapping him in the face.
On the other hand, the police, who received a report from a male student, investigated by interviewing students who were at the scene at the time, and found that three senior male students were involved, all 1 years old, and one of the second-year students was detained by wrapping a chain around the victim's neck and
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One third-grader was charged with assault for allegedly hitting the victim's leg twice with a towel while she was tied up.
In addition, a 12-year-old second-grader was notified to the Child Guidance Center for slapping the victim in the face.
According to the police, all three of them admitted to assault and other acts and said, "I'm sorry for causing pain and fear."