A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing two men the previous night, one fatally, in what appeared to be random attacks, the police said.
A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing two men the previous night, one fatally, in what appeared to be random attacks, the police said.
The alleged stabbings took place on a street in Asakita Ward, Hiroshima, about 800 meters northeast of Kodohomachigawa Station. The suspect, Go Takahashi, 33, admitted to committing murder and attempted murder, telling investigators, “I was going to kill myself after killing some people,” the police said. Takahashi allegedly stabbed Norio Zayama, 75, in the stomach and tried to kill a 20-year-old university student by stabbing him in the back.
