Police in Osaka have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he chased a 15-year-old high school boy riding a bicycle and then crashed into him.
Police said Toshitaka Kuniyasu, of unknown occupation, is accused of chasing the boy who was cycling with two friends in Hirano Ward for about 200 meters in his car at around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Sankei Shimbun reported.
Kuniyasu rammed the boy’s bike from behind, causing it to crash into a nearby utility pole. The boy suffered a minor shoulder injury.
According to police, Kuniyasu had been in an argument with the boys just before the incident. He was quoted as saying, "I was angry because one of the boys made fun of me, so I followed him in my car with the intention to scare him, but I had no intention of killing him."
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BigP
HS boys out on their bicycles at 1:15am. Their is more to this story.
Aly Rustom
"I was angry because one of the boys made fun of me, so I followed him in my car with the intention to scare him, but I had no intention of killing him."
How old are you dumbass?
JeffLee
Somehow, I don't think the guy was unjustified.
Speed
I know how he felt.
Pukey2
Not saying what he did was right but there's no smoke without fire.
@Japan Glimpsed
Kid makes fun of man, man rams into kid with car. Justified @JeffLee.
Alongfortheride
Agree, but as this media wants you to go in one direction they will not report the other part
@Japan Glimpsed
So what are you saying?
@Japan Glimpsed
There is more to the story- a bit more, yes. The suspect was walking when the argument with the boys occurred.
jerryboy
Driving is not only a privilege but with responsibility, young boys are young boys always playing around but being an adult we are in the right mind to adjust kids, tailing them with your car is not safe and the intention is to hurt not to scare and that is considered a crime in Japanese law he should be put behind bars what he did.
Wasabi
NOTHING can justified anyone to chased a child and crashed his car into him. In this case, the car in a weapon. Attempted murder would be correct for my uneducated opinion.
thinkbefore
He is saying there is no smoke without fire.