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A man who fled from his parents' house in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept 26, when police came to arrest him for assault, has turned himself in at a police station.
According to police, Yuki Hirasawa, 20, a company employee, visited his grandparents’ home in Yuki City at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and asked them to take him to police, Sankei Shimbun reported.
Hirasawa is accused of assaulting a 23-year-old man on Aug 16. The man, who got into a fight with Hirasawa, was hit in the head with a beer mug at a karaoke club.
Five police officers had gone to Hirasawa’s house at around 5:40 a.m. on Sept 26 to arrest him. While the officers were speaking with Hirasawa’s mother on the intercom, he jumped from the second floor balcony and ran away from the back of the house. He was wearing only a gray T-shirt and navy shorts, and was barefoot. His smartphone and wallet were left behind in his room.
Police are questioning Hirasawa about his movements during the seven days he was on the run.
© Japan Today
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Chip Star
Why do Japanese police seem to have so much trouble with suspects fleeing?
Do the hustle
I didn’t think he would be on the run for long with no money, shoes or a phone. He’s probably been sleeping in a park and starving.
Aly Rustom
I'm sure not all 5 were chatting with the mother. where were the other 4? Just standing behind the sempai?
canigetawhatwhat
He should've just got on a bike and said he was doing a lap around Japan instead. Could've been free for over a month.
sir_bentley28
Meh, good on him that he turned himself in.
Chico3
That was wise of him to turn himself in. However, coming from a small family of police officers, I would of thought the police would have had some common sense to secure the place in case this joker does a runner.
Concerned Citizen
Well done to have turned himself in. Better to face justice and get it over with rather than be on the run permanently and ruining your and your family's lives.
shogun36
Good, because if he never turned himself in, the cops would've never found him.
BlackFlagCitizen
so, the J-cops couldn't even locate a man who had no shoes, no money, and only a T-shirt and shorts on him for over a week? he had to turn himself in for the cops to get closure on the case. sad