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Man arrested for stealing woman's high heel shoes, smartphone

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Police in Tokyo have arrested a 33-year-old unemployed man for slapping a 22-year-old woman and stealing her high heel shoes and smartphone.

According to police, the suspect, identified as Keiichi Sugawara, accompanied by his lawyer, turned himself in on Monday morning after surveillance camera footage of him was circulated to the media.

TV Asahi reported Tuesday that Sugawara is accused of accosting the woman in an apartment in Itabashi Ward at around 2:30 p.m. on Oct 30. The woman reported that he hit her and stole her high heel shoes and smartphone.

The woman, who works for a real estate company, was showing the suspect an apartment when the incident occurred.

Police posted photos of Sugawara taken from surveillance camera footage inside the apartment building on Dec 18.

According to police, Sugawara has admitted he is the man in the photos but denied stealing anything from the woman.

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for slapping a 22-year-old woman and stealing her high heel shoes and smartphone

Wel, something's clearly amiss with this dude. Not sure what he was planning to do with those heels.

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Not very sensible for a 22 year old girl to be showing single men around apartments; unfortunately a sign of the times in which we live.

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I'm not sure about the slap, but possibly the smartphone and shoe grab was to improve his chances of escape.

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Yet another nutter.

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Sugawara has admitted he is the man in the photos but denied stealing anything from the woman.

Looking at the video, I see he's holding what appears to be high heels...

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@Harry_GattoDEC. 23, 2014 - 06:20PM JST Not very sensible for a 22 year old girl to be showing single men around apartments; unfortunately a sign of the times in which we live.

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It is her job to show properties. She was doing her duty. She wouldn;t know potential buyer is singke or not.

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..tch,

he is not helping the economy (no tax to milk) and yet he even has the nerve to do such thing to a woman... what a wacko!

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@Harry_GattoDEC. 23, 2014 - 06:20PM JST Not very sensible for a 22 year old girl to be showing single men around apartments; unfortunately a sign of the times in which we live.

does it matter? why can't she? what are you trying to say?not everyone in the world is obsessed with love

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