TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a Ground Self-Defense Force employees member over the alleged stabbing of a lady inside a constructing in Minato Ward earlier this month, experiences Jiji Press (Nov. 22).
At round 10:30 a.m. on November 16, Yoichiro Otsu, 43, allegedly stabbed the lady, aged in her 40s, within the left aspect and left hand on the basement flooring of the constructing in Akasaka.
The girl suffered severe accidents, police mentioned beforehand.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of tried homicide on Saturday, Otsu, who lives in Nerima Ward, denies the fees, saying, “I didn’t do it.”
“I know the woman”
The sufferer is a performer. She performs a live performance on the identical venue about every year. Prior to the incident, she was ready in entrance of the venue on the backside of the steps.
During voluntary questioning previous to his arrest, the suspect acknowledged, “I know the woman, but we have had no trouble.” Police at the moment are in search of the motive for the crime.
According to the division and the GSDF, the suspect is a corporal second class assigned to Camp Asaka in Nerima. Regarding the day of the incident, he mentioned, “I was off work, but I was at work from morning until around noon and then went home.”
Cycled 20 kilometers
An examination of safety digicam footage reveals that the suspect left the camp at round 6:30 a.m. on the day of the incident. He then cycled a distance of about 20 kilometers to the crime scene. He returned to the camp simply after midday. A bicycle was seized from the suspect’s residence.
Security digicam footage from across the crime scene additionally reveals him wandering the realm from round 8 a.m. on the day of the crime, spying on individuals getting into and leaving the constructing. It has additionally been decided that he entered the constructing as if following the sufferer instantly after she went all the way down to the basement. He then fled roughly 30 seconds later.
Prior to the incident, the suspect became sneakers he had introduced with him and placed on shoe covers and gloves. He later modified his jacket and sneakers throughout his escape, main police to imagine that the crime was rigorously deliberate.
Naoyuki Ambo, commander of the first Engineer Battalion at Camp Asaka, mentioned: “We pray for the victim’s recovery, and will fully cooperate with the police investigation and take strict action based on the facts.”