MITO, Jul 29 (News On Japan) –
Six individuals had been injured in a knife assault on the night of July twenty eighth close to JR Mito Station in Ibaraki Prefecture, with two males sustaining severe wounds. Police arrested 48-year-old Hirokazu Shiobara on the scene on suspicion of tried homicide.
The incident occurred round 6 p.m. on a sidewalk roughly 800 meters from the station alongside a nationwide freeway. Eyewitness footage confirmed two males restraining Shiobara, with an extended stick-like object seen within the battle. Another picture captured a person mendacity on the pavement in a pool of blood, whereas close by, a shirtless bystander was seen wrapping garments across the sufferer’s injured elbow to cease the bleeding.
A witness who assisted with first help mentioned, “One man was lying on the road with cuts to his forehead, abdomen, and wrist. Another in the middle of the sidewalk had a deep cut to his wrist.”
According to police, Shiobara attacked six passersby—women and men ranging in age from 27 to 75—with a bladed weapon, concentrating on their arms. A 70-year-old man and a 65-year-old man had been critically injured however remained acutely aware.
Shiobara, who claims to reside close to the scene, is accused of making an attempt to homicide the 70-year-old man by slashing his face and wrist with a knife.
A close-by workplace employee mentioned a colleague witnessed the assault. “He had two or three long-bladed weapons and was wearing goggles. He was chasing someone when a man called out, ‘What are you doing?’ and then the attacker turned and stabbed him.”
Another witness mentioned Shiobara was sporting a survival masks and had a survival knife about 30 centimeters lengthy hanging from his waist. “I took off the belt, removed the knife, and threw it aside,” the witness recalled.
The assault occurred through the night rush hour, and aerial footage confirmed bloodstains on the sidewalk and police investigators inspecting the world. One of the recovered weapons was present in a brown case, with a number of others close by.
An eyewitness recounted the horrifying scene: “The knife was quite long. He was swinging it around. When one man fell, he got up and was attacked again. Even when he tried to crawl away, the attacker came after him. It was terrifying.”
The witness mentioned Shiobara was finally subdued by passersby earlier than police arrived. “About seven or eight men held him down before five or six officers moved in,” the witness mentioned.
Police confiscated 4 knives from the scene, all believed to belong to Shiobara. One of them was stained with blood. Investigators are treating the incident as a potential random assault towards passersby and are persevering with their investigation.
Source: TBS