On the night of March 29th, a 24-year-old suspect who lives nearby was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was slashed and injured with a knife on the street in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City. According to police, he stated, ``I don't want to talk about it right now.''
The suspect arrested was Hiroo Yamamoto (24), occupation unknown, from Heisei, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City.
According to the police, at around 8:30 p.m. on March 29th, a man in his 40s was stabbed from behind with a knife as he was walking on the street in Minamikumamoto 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, and is suspected of attempted murder. I am.
The two men did not know each other, and the man sustained injuries to his back and left side that will take two weeks to heal.
The stabbing man had fled after the incident, but Yamamoto was arrested at his home on the afternoon of the 1st, suspecting that Yamamoto was involved based on footage from a security camera near the scene.
A kitchen knife was confiscated from his home, and the police are currently confirming the connection to the incident and investigating the motive and circumstances in detail.
According to police, he told investigators that he didn't want to talk about it right now.