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Police in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Friday they have arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 22-year-old man who shared his apartment.
According to police, the suspect, Ichiro Saito, a scaffolding worker, was drinking with the victim, Tsukasa Nakamura, a company employee, and a 46-year-old woman at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Sankei Shimbun reported.
When the woman went to the toilet, the two men apparently got into an argument. When she returned to the room, she saw Nakamura lying on the floor, bleeding from a stab wounds to the stomach.
The woman called 110 and Nakamura was taken to hospital where he died early Friday.
Police said Saito has admitted to the charge and quoted him as saying there was financial trouble between himself and the victim.
© Japan Today
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Disillusioned
Yeah, he owes you some money so just stab him to death and spend the rest of your life in prison. After living in Japan for nearly two decades, that makes perfect sense to me.
Deadforgood
There seems to be a trend of elderly (56 seems a tad young though) murdering or committing crime in order to be arrested so they can enjoy the free futon and leftovers inmates receive. I guess if you have nothing left to live for, no money, and struggling but want to go on...
JenniSchiebel
The article didn't say that the victim owed the killer money. It could have been that, or it could have been the other way around.
The article only said there was financial trouble between the two. It didn't say who owed money to who.
Disillusioned
Seriously? How do you come to that conclusion. Money trouble means someone owes someone money. Furthermore, the senior that killed him was a construction worker meaning he had money. A 22 year old kid in japan is unlikely to be lending anybody money, but extremely likely to be borrowing it.
commanteer
Nothing uniquely Japanese about this. People are killed everyday all around the world for this reason. Definitely among the top 10 reasons for murder.
englisc aspyrgend
Don’t quite see how killing him will get you your money; break his leg with a baseball bat as a “reminder” to pay up, possibly.
Of course if he owed the money he now doesn’t need to pay it, but a life sentence does seem an extreme way of avoiding debts?