OSAKA, Mar 24 (News On Japan) –
A 56-year-old man was arrested for allegedly slashing prepare seat covers on a JR line in Osaka on March nineteenth, with police suspecting hyperlinks to round 300 related incidents reported over the previous 4 years.
The suspect, recognized as firm worker Masaaki Hanagata, was taken into custody on the scene and later transported to Sonezaki Police Station, the place he was seen being escorted along with his head lowered.
According to investigators, Hanagata allegedly used a field cutter to repeatedly slash the seat upholstery whereas sitting in a field seat on a prepare touring alongside the JR Yamatoji Line at round 7:30 p.m.
The incident is believed to have occurred whereas he was returning residence from work, and through questioning, Hanagata said that he had been angered by frequent delays and repair suspensions.
He additional admitted that he had dedicated related acts at the least 50 to 60 occasions, police stated.
Authorities at the moment are investigating a attainable connection between Hanagata and roughly 300 circumstances of comparable seat injury reported primarily alongside the Yamatoji Line over the previous 4 years.
Source: FNN