Shizuoka police find 4 knives after stabbing leaves 1 dead in Mishima

tokyoreporter.com -- Jul 10

Shizuoka Prefectural Police have discovered a total of four knives in the possession of a male suspect and at the scene of a stabbing last week in Mishima City that left one person dead, reports the Jiji Press.

At 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Yuki Hanami, a 27-year-old company employee, allegedly stabbed Kenji Masuyama, 53, in the abdomen with a knife on a street in the Kotobukicho area.

The victim later died after being transported to a nearby hospital, according to the Mishima Police Station.

After the incident, the suspect lodged a report with police. He was later found with two knives in his possession. Officers also found two other knives at the scene of the crime.

Hanami was charged with attempted murder. "He was a passerby, and I stabbed him at random," the suspect told police. The following day the charges against the suspect were changed to murder when he was prosecuted.

Prior to the incident, Hanami set fire to a futon in his residence, police said, according to the Sankei Shimbun (July 8).

Jul 10 (ANNnewsCH) - 逮捕された男は、「誰でもよかった」という趣旨の供述をしています。 殺人の疑いで7日朝に送検された静岡県三島市の会社員・花見祐季容疑者(27)は6日未明、自宅近くの路上で、帰宅途中の人材派遣会社役員の増山謙二さん(53)の腹をナイフで刺し、殺害した疑いです。