Police in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, have arrested a 57-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she splashed a chemical liquid on a 68-year-old woman with whom she works, and then tried to strangle her.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 7:25 a.m. Thursday at the factory where they both work, Kyodo News reported. Police said Chikako Sato is accused of splashing a chemical on the back of the victim and then trying to strangle her with a belt.
After the victim resisted, Sato called 110 and said she had tried to kill someone. Police said the victim suffered some minor skin damage to her back from the chemical (which was not revealed), but otherwise was not seriously injured.
Police said they are interviewing the two women as well as other employees at the plant to determine the source of the trouble between them.
© Japan Today
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602miko
Geeezhhh if u hate someone don't do bad things in the end you're still the loser.
Chico3
Another mentally deranged person. I feel sorry for the attempted murderer's family.
shogun36
Wow, chemical warfare at the office?
things are getting intense around here.
juminRhee
What was the chemical? Why would they withhold that? Was it plutonium or something? State secret?
Desert Tortoise
Someone tries to kill a co-worker, and when that fails they call 110 and tell the operator they just tried to kill someone. Weird. Queue up the Twilight Zone music .....
Sanjinosebleed
No excuse but people don’t usually throw chemicals on a colleague and try to strangle them with no back ground! The victim could have been bullying this woman for years and she finally snapped. The article could do with a bit more meat!
painkiller
According to police, the incident occurred at around 7:25 a.m. Thursday at the factory
I'm wondering what shift they were working because 7:25 am is an early start.
Maybe they are the ones who get in first to make the tea, wipe down everything to clean off the night dust.
I can see one getting cranky just because of that.
Aly Rustom
Bro. Its Japan.
Michael Machida
This women who did the attacking was just breaking bad.