Overview
- On Oct. 18, Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a 78-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly stabbing an unrelated 78-year-old man in the abdomen on a Nishinari Ward street on Sept. 26.
- The victim was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening, and the suspect told police he "cannot understand" the allegation.
- Investigators say the man had been taken into custody the same night for allegedly striking a man in his 30s with a bicycle pump, with later CCTV review pointing to his role in the stabbing.
- Police said they are examining the suspect's criminal responsibility as they work to establish the circumstances of the attack.
- In a separate case on Oct. 17 in downtown Kumamoto, police arrested a 79-year-old on suspicion of violating the Violence Prevention Act after he allegedly displayed scissors and threatened a man in a park, with one man in his 30s sustaining minor injuries without ambulance transport.