The 42 -year -old perpetrator was arrested – claimed that his victim owed him money and didn’t give him – her viewers heard her screaming at the time of the attack
A shocking crime occurred in Japan, with a man stabbing a YouTuber to death while he was living on a road in downtown Tokyo.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police said he had arrested Kenji Takano, 42, as a suspect. He was taken to prosecutors and is expected to be charged.
The victim, 22 -year -old Airi Sato, was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries after the perpetrator repeatedly stabbed her in the upper part of her body, police said. However, did not do it and ended up.
Spectators watching the livestream of horror said they heard her screams for help and the flow suddenly turned black.
The suspect told the police that she met her Sato online and had seen her several times in person and that they had a economic differencereports the Associated Press.
NHK broadcasting network reported that Takano had lent to Sato a a large amount of money And that he did not return it despite the judicial order he had received.
THE offender traveled from the city of Ogiaabout 100 kilometers north of Tokyo, to carry out the attack After YouTuber announced it would live live outside and found its location watching the video.
He claimed to the police that He had no intention of killing her.
Violent crimes are still rare in Japan, where gun control is extremely strict, but there have been several knife attacks and other weapons in recent years.
Source :Skai
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