Woman stabbed in Higashiyamato; report identifies fleeing suspect as former partner
In short
A woman in her 50s suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the head at an apartment complex in Higashiyamato, Tokyo, on October 10. Police searched for a man she knew who fled. An October 11 Nippon TV headline identified the suspected attacker as a former partner and said the woman had previously consulted police.
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A woman in her 50s was stabbed in the head at an apartment complex in the Kiyohara area of Higashiyamato, Tokyo, on October 10, according to Japanese news reports. Police received an emergency call around 1 p.m. saying a woman who claimed to have been stabbed had come to the caller's home. Nippon TV reported that she was conscious and that her injuries were not life-threatening. Mainichi Shimbun reported that she was transported after the attack. Yahoo! News Japan described the injuries as minor. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Nippon TV and Yahoo! News Japan reported that the woman was leaving her apartment when a man in his 50s whom she knew stabbed her with a blade. The man fled, and police searched for him in an injury case. Mainichi Shimbun reported that a blade believed to be the weapon had not been found at the scene and might have been taken by the man. Yahoo! News Japan described him as about 170 centimeters tall, thin and gray-haired, wearing navy work clothes and a hat. Police suspected some kind of dispute between the two and were examining the circumstances, according to Yahoo! News Japan and Mainichi. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
An October 11 Nippon TV headline identified the fleeing man believed to have stabbed the woman as her former partner. It also said she had previously consulted the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. The headline gives no details of the consultation. Earlier October 10 reports described the man as an acquaintance. The supplied reports do not establish the motive or provide an arrest update. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The reports describe an assault followed by a police search for a man who might have taken the weapon. The later report adds a former relationship and prior police contact, but supplies no details about that consultation.
Key facts
- Police received an emergency call around 1 p.m. on October 10 about a woman who said she had been stabbed in the head. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The woman was conscious and her injuries were not life-threatening, according to Nippon TV. [ 2 ]
- Nippon TV's October 11 headline described the suspected attacker as her former partner and reported prior police consultation by the woman. [ 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The motive and details of the woman's earlier police consultation. Police were examining the circumstances; the later headline supplies no consultation date or content.