Police in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested an 83-year-old man after he poured a flammable liquid outside the front door of his neighbor’s apartment.
Police said Takashi Ibata poured the kerosene-like liquid at around 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported. A woman who lives next door to Ibata called the police at 12 noon and said that a gas canister had been thrown onto her balcony.
When police arrived at the scene, they found a trail of the liquid leading from the woman’s front door to Ibata’s apartment, and the gas canister which was intact.
Police said Ibata has been involved in a noise dispute with the woman since February. They said Ibata has admitted pouring the liquid to intimidate his neighbor but that he had no intention of starting a fire.
© Japan Today
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Newgirlintown
Oldies doing bad stuff again.
falseflagsteve
83 years old, 83! Can you believe it?
Maybe he has dementia or something. We need better social services to monitor and possibly take care of these types, I find it all incredibly sad .
sakurasuki
Just this week another Octogenarian attack other person using sharp object, now this?
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-cutting-off-octogenarian-neighbor's-ear-in-tokyo#comment-3975238
Moonraker
It has to be said though that some people are unbelievably noisy. From putting their washing machines on at 5:00 am and letting their dogs bark to stomping around at night and having TVs at full volume. And always first job of the day is noisily putting away dried dishes. And many apartments are made of paper. Ok, attempting to burn the lady out is extreme but I have some sympathy for people's aversion to unnecessary noise and dislike of inconsiderate behaviour.
factchecker
Such a polite society where manners are of the utmost importance. If this was enough to report on, imagine what's been going on before it got to this stage.
Btang
Ibata has admitted pouring the liquid to intimidate his neighbor but that he had no intention of starting a fire..
carp_boya
@moonraker
I lived next to a guy who did exactly that. It woke us up every morning. It was horrible. Fortunately he moved out about six months after we moved in.
Stefan
Just cut the power cable and no noise. Fire kills.
piskian
We just faked numerous complaints to get the noisy neighbours out.
Job done.
Hawk
If they were that noisy, why didn't you just make real complaints?
Mark
ojisan, please behave. i can't imagine the scene you sit behind the bar and counting your days
nandakandamanda
Some of these old people were criminals, yakuza etc., in their youth.
Jind
Beware the wrath of the Seniors! haha
GillislowTier
All these old dudes never having people tell them no really coming back to bite us