Society | Nov 17

Woman injured in knife attack at Fukushima Station

Nov 17 (Japan Today) - A man attacked an elderly woman with a knife in front of Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Monday, police and local media said, the latest in a string of recent assaults on and around the country's train network.

The attacker has been taken into custody, regional police said, with local media reporting he had been caught by bystanders. He was identified as Kiyoshi Takahashi, 69. Police said he has denied the charge and quoted him as saying he has no recollection of the incident.

A woman in her 80s was hospitalised after the assault, national broadcaster NHK reported. Television station TV-U Fukushima said the victim sustained an injury in her abdomen but was able to speak.

"A man with a knife attacked another person in front of Fukushima Station today. Patrol cars rushed to the scene. The man has been taken into custody," Fukushima Prefectural Police tweeted. ...continue reading

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