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Man dies after falling down stairs during scuffle

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Police in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, said Monday they have arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of causing injury resulting in death after a man he was arguing with fell down a staircase and later died.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday outside a karaoke parlor, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said the suspect, Kazuhiro Aoki, who works in the agriculture industry, got into an argument with Shuji Watanabe, a truck driver.

During a scuffle, Watanabe fell down the stairs and suffered a head injury. He was taken to hospital where he died at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

Police said Aoki also fell down the stairs and broke his wrist. He was arrested after he was discharged from hospital on Sunday night.

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Man,

What a terrible end of the year.

Two lives ruined over what probably was a petty drunken argument.

No wonder i stay in nowadays,lol.

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Sounds like an accident to me ... Both men fell down the stairs (no one man was pushed) and one man got the worst of the fall. I do my drinking at home where it's safe compared to bars full of Drunk Macho Wannabes.

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I've lost interest in drinking over the past couple years, and have decided to just quit altogether on January 1, 2020. Lost interest in drinking just like I did with smoking way back in my early 20s. Just not worth the money anymore. So, I'll look out for anyone that is in danger when they are drinking a lot. Won't deal with aggressive drunks, though. That's for the police to handle.

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They said scuffle..sounds like a kerfluffle!

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