OSAKA, Oct 24 (News On Japan) –
Police in Osaka arrested a 48-year-old man on October twenty second after a tense 14-hour standoff through which he allegedly held a girl at knifepoint inside an house. A particular tactical unit pressured entry into the residence late at night time, ending the standoff with out accidents.
The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. at an house in Hirakata City, the place investigators from the Osaka Prefectural Police had gone to query the person in reference to a theft case. According to police, when the investigators known as out to the person, later recognized as Susumu Suetsugu, they noticed by a window that he was threatening a girl with a knife.
Inside the house, Suetsugu reportedly pointed a knife at his common-law spouse, a girl in her 40s, shouting, “I’ll stab you!” earlier than barricading himself inside.
A close-by resident recalled: “When I tried to leave the house, a detective told me not to go out, saying I might not be able to come back. I never imagined something like this could happen—it was frightening.”
Police negotiators tried for hours to steer Suetsugu to launch the girl, contacting him by way of cell phone. He made no calls for for cash or different objects, solely saying, “Go away,” in keeping with investigators.
By round 5:30 p.m., the state of affairs had reached a stalemate, and authorities tightened safety across the space. At roughly 10 p.m.—13 hours after the preliminary report—the Osaka police’s elite particular unit, referred to as the Mobile Assault and Arrest Team (MAAT), started making ready for a pressured entry.
Finally, round 10:46 p.m., officers broke open the house door and balcony window with crowbars and stormed inside. Suetsugu was discovered mendacity on a futon and reportedly shouted, “What do you think you’re doing!” earlier than being apprehended on the spot.
The lady was safely rescued and was unhurt. Two knives believed to have been used within the incident had been confiscated from a desk contained in the room. Police are persevering with to analyze Suetsugu’s motive and the occasions main as much as the 14-hour standoff.
Source: YOMIURI