Overview
- A 46-year-old resident of a neighboring apartment building was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Osaka’s Yodogawa Ward.
- Investigators say she threw the items toward Osaka Prefectural Higashiyodogawa High School’s tennis court at about 9:35 a.m. on November 18.
- About 20 students were in a PE class when the objects fell, with one landing roughly one to 1.6 meters from a student, and no injuries were reported.
- Police state the suspect admitted intent to kill and said she acted to silence the students, acknowledging she had just complained by phone that the class was loud.
- Authorities had secured the broken ceramic item and a spray can at the scene and initially treated the case as attempted murder before identifying and arresting the suspect.