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Man dies after being stabbed in Tokyo apartment

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Police in Tokyo have arrested a 25-year-old woman on suspicion of killing a 26-year-old man in his apartment.

According to police, at around 6:55 p.m. on Monday, a call was made to 119 from a woman who said that "a man was stabbed in the neck with scissors in an apartment in Nakano Ward,” Kyodo news reported.

When police arrived at the scene, they found Yuya Komatani, bleeding from a stab wound to the neck. He was taken to hospital where he was confirmed dead

Police arrested Kotomi Sato, who was in the apartment, on suspicion of murder.

Police quoted Sato as saying, “I was dating the man. We got into a fight, and I took a pair of scissors out of a drawer and swung it at him. I stabbed him in the neck but I didn't mean to kill him. We often fought.”

Bloody scissors believed to be the murder weapon were found at the scene.

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Best walk away than to think we are both right! Sad ending this!

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i took a pair of scissors out of a drawer and swung it at him...

not sure if she's going for a manslaughter plea or trying to get off claiming self-defence, but either way this looks to me like a clear case of...

murder!!

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"Best walk away than to think we are both right! Sad ending this!"@phillip

That's true, walking away is best way of dealing with future regrets I wish, I could, I should have ......

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To kill with a pair of scissors...either they are huge, or she stabbed several times.

Obviously when you fight, you use sharp tools and slash. Mental or homocidal issues somewhere.

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