Overview
- Police transferred the 38-year-old former worker to Shizuoka prosecutors on suspicion of attempted murder on December 28.
- The December 26 incident at the Mishima plant injured 15 male employees in their 20s to 50s, with eight hurt by a knife and seven by a liquid; all were conscious, and several were believed to be seriously injured.
- Investigative reports say the assailant brought a survival knife, wore a gas-mask-like item, and dispersed a bleach-like liquid using a sprayer.
- Authorities believe he targeted the shift-change window at the two-shift facility, and all victims were employees inside the plant.
- Coworkers subdued the attacker before officers arrived; police seized a knife, searched his residence, and are examining his statements about dissatisfaction with workplace relations.