TOKYO (TR) – A person in custody over the alleged deadly stabbing of male worker at a legislation agency contained in the Sunshine 60 constructing in Toshima Ward earlier this week has informed police that he “didn’t care if he died,” in line with media studies.
Just earlier than midday on July 1, a male worker on the Adire Legal Professional Corporation, situated on the thirty first flooring, alerted emergency providers. “A male staff member has been stabbed,” the caller stated.
Authorities arriving on the scene, discovered the sufferer — later recognized as 36-year-old Daiki Yoshino — collapsed with stab wounds to the throat and neck. He later confirmed useless at a hospital, studies Fuji News Network (July 1).
Shortly thereafter, Reito Watanabe, a 50-year-old resident of Shinjuku Ward, appeared at a police field close to Ikebukuro Station’s East Exit. He then confessing to stabbing the person with a kitchen knife. Police then arrested him on suspicion of tried homicide.
At the time, he was in possession of bloodstained folding knife with a 9-centimeter-long blade. Two extra knives have been present in his backpack.
He informed police, “I don’t remember stabbing him, but before I knew it I had done it.”
Police despatched Watanabe to prosecutors on suspicion of homicide and violating of the Swords and Firearms Control Law on July 3.
Without saying a phrase
According to police, Watanabe stabbed Yoshino from behind whereas he was seated with out saying a phrase. The suspect then fled on foot towards the station. The East Exit of Ikebukuro Station is situated about 500 meters from the scene.
In early June, Watanabe informed an acquaintance that he was going to stab somebody and go to jail, studies the Yomiuri Shimbun (July 3). His father, who had been contacted, then consulted the police.
Police officers later visited the suspect’s dwelling alongside together with his mother and father, however he was not there. After confirming that there have been no harmful objects within the residence, they requested that his mother and father to speak to him and call the police at a later date, studies NHK (July 2).
Police consider that Watanabe had a grudge once more Yoshino. According to investigators, Watanabe defined that he had bought not less than one of many knives a few month in the past and had been carrying it round with him. He stated, “I felt like [Yoshino] was making fun of me, and I was growing resentful. I stabbed him, thinking that I didn’t care if I died.”
Overpaid curiosity on loans
The incident befell on the headquarters of the Adire Legal Professional Corporation, which has 235 legal professionals at its 65 workplaces nationwide. The agency handles lawsuits linked to the return of overpaid curiosity on loans.
In 2017, the Tokyo Bar Association suspended the agency from enterprise operations for 2 months for an promoting a marketing campaign that falsely said that preliminary charges can be waived for overpayment claims.
After the stabbing incident, the legislation agency commented, “We sincerely pray for the repose of our deceased employee. We will fully cooperate with the investigation and promptly report the facts as they become clear.”