FUKUOKA (TR) – Fukuoka Prefectural Police have revealed that the person in custody in reference to the knife assault earlier than an occasion that includes HKT48 “thought about killing multiple members” of the idol group, experiences TV Asahi (Dec. 19).
At shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Naoya Yamaguchi, a resident of Itoshima City, allegedly stabbed a male workers member for HKT48, 44, with a knife-like object on the BOSS E・ZO FUKUOKA buying heart, situated in Fukuoka City’s Chuo Ward.
After his apprehension, the suspect additionally hinted that he had stabbed a lady, aged in her 20s, close to the primary incident.
As beforehand reported, the lady and the male workers member have been taken to a hospital within the metropolis. Their accidents aren’t thought of life-threatening.
In the newest growth, interviews with investigators have revealed that Yamaguchi has mentioned, “I thought about killing an HKT48 member and then killing myself.”
He continued, “I thought about killing multiple members. Any member would have been fine.”
On Tuesday, police despatched Yamaguchi to prosecutors on suspicion of tried homicide and violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law.
On Sunday, HKT48 was scheduled to conduct an internet “handshake” occasion to have a good time the discharge of the theater model of HKT48’s nineteenth single “Short Sleeve Angel.” The occasion was subsequently canceled.
As Yamaguchi had bought three knives two days earlier than the incident and had visited the crime scene the day earlier than, police are investigating the likelihood that the crime was premeditated.