Overview
- After a 10:15 a.m. emergency call, Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested the male tenant at the Izumi 2-chome residence on suspicion of attempted murder during an eviction.
- Two male court bailiffs in their 60s were stabbed, with one found unconscious and in critical condition and the other sustaining minor injuries.
- Investigators say the tenant, reportedly in his 40s and behind on rent, ignited a portable-stove gas canister that started a small fire.
- The fire was quickly extinguished, and authorities are examining the scene in a residential area about 800 meters northwest of Daitabashi Station on the Keio Line.
- Local court guidance states that bailiffs are authorized to carry out eviction orders and to request police assistance when they encounter resistance.