TOKYO –
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly attacking seven ladies in a sequence of unprovoked incidents close to Jimbocho intersection in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on October 17, with the assaults occurring at 4 places over roughly quarter-hour.
The suspect, Hikaru Hamaguchi, was referred to prosecutors on November 6 following his arrest on suspicion of slapping a feminine college scholar as they handed one another on the road.
According to investigators, Hamaguchi can also be suspected of assaulting six different ladies on the identical night, together with punching victims within the stomach and finishing up a flying kick from behind.
The assaults started at round 9 p.m. on October 17, when Hamaguchi allegedly punched the left arm of a teenage feminine college scholar as they handed one another.
Approximately two minutes later, he allegedly launched a flying kick from behind at one in every of 4 feminine highschool college students who had been gathered collectively. All 4 college students reportedly fell to the bottom through the incident.
Six minutes later, Hamaguchi allegedly slapped a feminine college scholar in her 20s as they handed one another on the road.
In the ultimate reported assault, he allegedly punched a teenage feminine college scholar within the stomach.
Police consider Hamaguchi assaulted seven ladies in whole through the roughly 15-minute interval. All the victims had been of their teenagers or 20s and are believed to have had no prior acquaintance with the suspect.
The Metropolitan Police Department has not disclosed whether or not Hamaguchi has admitted to the allegations.
Source: 日テレNEWS