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22-year-old man arrested after attacking woman and her parents with hammer

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Police in Hiroshima City have arrested a 22-year-old university student on suspicion of attempted murder after he attacked a 22-year-old woman and her parents, both in their 50s, with a hammer at their home.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 3 a.m. on Sunday in Asakita Ward. Kyodo News reported that Koichiro Tsuyama broke into the house, woke up everyone and started hitting them with a hammer.

The woman and her mother suffered serious head injuries, while her father suffered minor head injuries.

The woman was able to call 119 and police rushed to the house and apprehended Tsuyama.

Police quoted Tsuyama as saying he intended to kill the family.

Tsuyama and the 22-year-old woman were acquaintances, police said.

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Tsuyama and the 22-year-old woman were acquaintances, police said.

Lemme guess. She either broke up with him, or wouldn't date him in the first place, because her parents didn't approve of him. If so, he certainly did an excellent job proving them right.

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Another reject who couldn't handle being rejected?

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Some people don't accept to be rejected... and of course... the story is always the same...

I feel sorry for the girl and her family...

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What a self centred scumbag!

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Deserved gallows..

Did you mean he should be sentenced to community service of cleaning the gallows? I will assume so, as the death penalty itself is typically reserved for people who commit actual murder.

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