YOKOHAMA –
A 46-year-old Cuban nationwide has been arrested on suspicion of tried homicide after allegedly stabbing a 32-year-old international nationwide at a restaurant in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on October 11, fleeing the scene earlier than turning himself in to police the next day.
The suspect, recognized as Julian Oscar Tapia Aguilera, is accused of trying to kill the person by stabbing him within the again and elsewhere at a restaurant in Chojamachi, Naka Ward, Yokohama.
Tapia fled the restaurant following the assault however surrendered to police on October 12 and was subsequently arrested.
During questioning, he reportedly admitted to the stabbing however partially denied the allegations, telling investigators, “I stabbed the man with a knife, but I did not intend to kill him.”
Police mentioned each males had visited the restaurant as prospects, nevertheless it stays unclear whether or not they knew one another earlier than the incident.
Investigators are inspecting the circumstances main as much as the stabbing, together with the connection between the 2 males and what might have prompted the assault.
Source: FNN