Man dies, another hurt after stabbing attack while enforcing eviction in Tokyo apartment
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The suspect is believed to have sprayed a substance and set it alight, causing walls and floors in the room to burn.
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TOKYO – A court officer and a guarantor company employee who visited an apartment room for eviction enforcement procedures were stabbed in the chest and back with a knife by a male resident on the street in front of the apartment in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, at around 10am on Jan 15.
Both victims were men in their 60s. The employee was confirmed dead shortly after being transported to the hospital.
The man who stabbed them was apprehended nearby and arrested on the spot on suspicion of attempted murder.
The man is believed to have sprayed a substance and set it alight, causing walls and floors in the room to burn.
The Takaido Police Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is investigating further details. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
