Police in Sapporo have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed 52-year-old male work colleague in the chest with a kitchen knife on a street.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. on March 19 in Toyohira Ward, NTV reported.
The victim's wife, who was present, called 110. When police officers arrived at the scene, the victim said, "We were just having an argument," and did not provide any explanation for the incident.
But he decided to file a criminal complaint on Sunday and the suspect, Masamichi Kikuta, a company employee, was arrested. The victim had retrieved the knife left by Kikuta and handed it to police.
Police quoted Kikuta as saying he "distrusted" his colleague, but denied any intent to kill him, saying, "I just wanted to injure him."
The victim’s injuries are not life-threatening, police said.
© Japan Today
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Gaijinjland
The victim was stabbed on the 19th, which was a Wednesday, the police came and didn’t arrest the assailant, and then the victim waited 4 days to file a criminal complaint? Is the shoddy reporting and lack of info just to illicit comments? Might as well read FB “news”.
grc
What’s with all the knife crime?