Overview
- Tokyo police arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in the Dec. 29 stabbing of a woman in her 30s at a multi-tenant building in Takadanobaba.
- The suspect, a Chinese national from Chiba City, was found at a fast-food restaurant hours after the attack and is remaining silent, according to police.
- The victim, believed to be the esthetic salon’s manager, suffered multiple wounds to her abdomen and chest but her life is not in danger.
- Before she was taken to hospital, the woman told officers she was attacked by a male customer, and police are examining information about prior visits and a possible fee dispute.
- The assault occurred around 12:10 p.m. as she returned to the second-floor salon, prompting multiple emergency calls from witnesses.