On the night of the 29th, a man in his 40s who was walking on a sidewalk in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City, was injured when a man slashed him in the back with a knife-like object. The man who slashed her appears to have run away with the knife in hand, and police are investigating his whereabouts as a case of personal injury.
Around 8:30 p.m. on the 29th, a 110 call was made that someone had been stabbed in the back on a sidewalk in Minami Kumamoto, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City.
According to police, the person who made the call was a man in his 40s, who was walking when a man slashed him in the back with a knife, injured him, and took him to the hospital.
The man was able to talk and was conscious, and his injuries were not life-threatening, and he told police that he had been stabbed by a man he didn't know.
The man who slashed her appears to have run away with the knife in hand, and police are investigating his whereabouts as a case of injury.
According to police, the man who ran away was described as being approximately 30 years old, approximately 170 cm tall, with a medium build, wearing a white long-sleeved jacket, and carrying a black backpack.
The site is located approximately 500 meters north of JR Minami-Kumamoto Station, in an area lined with apartments and stores.
A man in his 40s who works at a company near the scene said, ``When I heard the sound of sirens and went to the scene, I realized that a police officer was holding a shield and that an incident had occurred.The man who had been stabbed was able to get into an ambulance on his own. It's scary, so I hope they catch it soon.''