A 28-year-old man who was arrested for robbery and assault during a home break-in in Yotsukaido City, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday has told police he was heavily in debt and searched for high-paying jobs on X.
"My debts were mounting and I was struggling to make ends meet,” police quoted Yuta Kaneko as saying, Kyodo News reported. Kaneko, a company employee, was sent to prosecutors on Monday.
According to police, Kaneko broke into a house via a bedroom window at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. He woke up a 57-year-old man who was in bed, punched him in the face and demanded money. The man gave him his wallet containing 13,000 yen and Kaneko fled.
The victim lives in the house with his younger brother and mother who called 110. Kaneko was arrested near the house.
Police said the victim told them that Kaneko was using a smartphone during the break-in.
Police said that Kaneko told them he was recruited online to carry out the robbery and that he would be paid 100,000. He was told the job was to steal cash from scammers.
Kaneko also said he was warned not to tell the police and that during the break-in, he was receiving instructions on the highly confidential communication app Signal.
© Japan Today
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shogun36
He stole 13,000 yen but also got "told" he would be paid 100,000 yen.................You are a genius, Kaneko.
nandakandamanda
Sheest, you'd think that they might have learnt something from all this news exposure.
And they're still at it! And getting caught like flies...
MarkX
This house invasion trend is scary as there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for the attacks. It is not like they are targeting super wealthy individuals, and they are willing to resort to physical violence or ever murder to get a small amount of money. The idea of safe Japan is quickly dying.
dobre vam zajebava
pure genius.
grund
I hope it leads to the police finding the recruiters and putting an end to this.