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Police in Tokyo have arrested an unemployed 48-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he slashed a 47-year-old woman with a knife outside a bar on Saturday night.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 7 p.m. in Suginami Ward, Fuji TV reported. Witnesses told police the man and woman were arguing in the bar and when the woman left, he followed her.
Police said the man, identified as Kentaro Yamaoka, accosted the woman outside and slashed her on the cheek below her right eye.
The woman was taken to hospital for treatment but is in no danger, police said.
Police said Yamaoka and the woman had known each other for about 10 years through their association in a music group. He was quoted as saying he wanted to blind the woman because he was angry at her for stealing a piece of music he composed.
© Japan Today
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gogogo
Quote shocking on both parts, slashing at anyone is not a resolution to anything.
Disillusioned
He wanted to blind her? What the heck is wrong with this guy? Both of these people are in their 40's and 'supposed to be' mature adults. I hope his admission of intent to mame is enough to get him thrown in the slammer for several years. That will give him time to compose some new music, jailhouse blues.
oldman_13
Concealed weapons permits would have prevented situations such as these.
Strangerland
Yeah, if he had just shot her, he would have prevented himself from slashing her.
Seems legit.
turbotsat
How about pole weapons in the hands of bar staff, with tasers replacing the blades?
Dennis Bauer
Now he can compose a new Jailhouse rock version
DaDude
Is it just me or did the last 3 crime reports involve 47 & 48 year olds? Or maybe my brain isn't functioning yet this morning?
nath
That's biological age. The had mental ages of 4.7 and 4.8, repsectively.
some14some
if so, bar owner should be punished (!)
fds
??? how? are you trying to say that if he had a permit to carry the knife, he wouldn't have slashed her?
Aly Rustom
Good thing you are not the PM of Japan
backscratcher
Actually, it was a concealed weapon that cause the victim to be slashed.
Monozuki
Maybe he was blind drunk. It was good for her that the knife had missed her eye.
sf2k
She's free to take all his music now
A.N. Other
Not only that, he's gonna face the music, too!
sensei258
Now he'll be singin the Folsom Prison Blues
Thunderbird2
Bloody psycho... why would a normal person say "I want to blind you for nicking my music!" Blind her? Who thinks of blinding someone for a non-visual art form? Bonkers! I hope she can recover mentally from the attack.
Quid-pro-quo
Wow, I'm surprised he wasn't quoted as saying, "I was drunk".
pointofview
She shouldn`t have stolen his music.