HOKKAIDO (TR) – It has been multiple week since a hearth broke out at a specialty bar within the Susukino red-light district of Sapporo City.
The blaze left two male prospects and a feminine worker in her 20s severely injured. A 41-year-old man stays unconscious.
Hokkaido Prefectural Police are persevering with their investigation, believing that the 41-year-old man set the bar on fireplace with one thing like gasoline.
In the most recent improvement, it has been realized that the arson suspect had been in a relationship with one of many hostesses on the bar, stories Fuji News Network (Dec. 3).
“Entered the store dressed as a worker”
At round 3:20 p.m. on November 26, an explosion ripped by way of the second-floor institution, generally known as a “girl’s bar,” which is basically a hostess membership. A witness later recalled at the very least two women in costumes popping out of the constructing with their garments on fireplace.
“I asked a nearby convenience store if they could give me some water, and they gave me a bucket,” stated a girl who helped douse the flames on their garments.
Glass was blown aside and scattered, and the within the institution was left charred black.
“It seems that [the suspect] entered the store dressed as a worker,” a consultant of the ladies’ bar stated, “with his hat pulled down low. He had a bucket in his hand and entered.”
First, he poured a special liquid that was not within the bucket on the entrance. It is regarded as some type of flammable liquid, and it could have been to unfold the fireplace in an try to dam an escape route.
He then went silently to the again of the shop. At this time, one feminine worker, dressed as a bunny woman, two different feminine staff and two prospects have been sitting on the counter.
After the person poured a liquid that gave the impression to be gasoline from the bucket on the ground close to the counter, a feminine worker requested, “What’s wrong?” He didn’t reply.
Realizing the suspicious scenario, the worker within the bunny woman outfit and the opposite feminine worker jumped over-the-counter to flee. Immediately afterwards, the person set fireplace to the bar with a lighter.
“She was scared and couldn’t be with him”
Police later discovered a conveyable container believed to have been carrying a gasoline-like liquid was present in his automotive. Police consider the person transferred the liquid from the container to a bucket and carried it to the ladies’ bar earlier than committing the crime.
The supply of the incident seems to be a soured relationship between the 41-year-old man and the severely injured feminine worker.
The feminine worker had been dwelling with him. However, on November 7, she consulted the police. “We had an argument about breaking up. My boyfriend got violent,” she stated.
She additionally consulted together with her superiors at work about her troubles with the person.
“He was violent, going crazy. She was scared and couldn’t be with him. She wanted out of there,” the identical consultant from the bar says.
Police apparently warned the person to not aggressively meet the feminine worker. However, the person solely stated, “I’m sorry.” He then continued to point out up on the lady’s new residence.
“Entered the store dressed as a worker
The man also developed an obsession with seeing her. On the chat app Line, he wrote the text “I want to see you” dozens of instances.
“I had only just talked to him about a week ago,” the identical consultant stated. “[At the time of fire], I thought maybe it was him. I really want to hear more about why he did this, why he came at that time, and why he targeted that place.”
The feminine worker was close by when the person began the fireplace and suffered burns throughout her physique. She remains to be within the hospital.
She reportedly advised her superiors that she “cannot forgive” him.