Eight students were injured Friday in a hammer attack at a university campus in the suburbs of Tokyo, according to police.
An emergency call was made around 3:45 p.m., reporting an attack by a student at Hosei University's Tama Campus in Machida. The assailant, a 22-year-old South Korean woman, a sociology student, was subdued by two teachers and arrested, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and fire department officials.
Investigative sources quoted the suspect as saying she was "frustrated" after being ignored by a group of students and used a hammer she found on campus.
The eight students sustained only minor injuries.
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リッチ
perhaps there was a reason she was being ignored. Being nuts does do that to you I guess.
Hawk
リッチ,
Yes, it's a chicken and egg situation until more details are learned. Did they ignore her because she was 'off' or did she get that way because she was ignored?
Anyway, I'm glad no one was killed or more seriously injured.
tamanegi
NHK somewhat more specifically reported...
The student stated that she "was bullied and couldn't take it anymore," and the Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the details of the incident.
GuruMick
Long history of anti Korean feeling in Japan...maybe the current younger generation are no different.
Japantime
Hopefully there will be stricter checks for all foreign students coming to study in Japan.
Geeter Mckluskie
She brought a hammer to school to smash it into people's heads. Problem solved as to who the problem was and whether or not someone was "off" to begin with
Hawk
You're a teacher??
"Investigative sources quoted the suspect as saying she was "frustrated" after being ignored by a group of students and used a hammer she found on campus."
OssanAmerica
In general younger J-people are nothing like pre-WWII days when it comes to anti-K sentiment. What you see today is more a rection to the incessant SK Anti-JPN activities we have seen in since about 1990.
OssanAmerica
The article doesn't make clear if this South Korean woman was a 留学生 from SKorea or a 在日韓国人.
Geeter Mckluskie
That makes any difference? She smashed it into the skull of a guy who was just sitting taking a class before wielding it on others...because she was "frustrated"
Mr Kipling
So now I have a very popular 90's song stuck in my head...
Anyone else...
Hawk
Yeah. Did she plan it or was it a spur of the moment decision? There are certainly legal ramifications there. Had the ignoring and alleged bullying been taking place for a while or just that day? Being frustrated and using what ever is available to you at the time is different from bringing a weapon with you to deliberately harn someone.
The point I'm making is that there are too few details. So, my question stands.
Hawk
And yeah, a lot of fights, assaults and physical altercations occur because one or the other is 'frustrated.' It's not a huge stretch.