Apr 22 (Japan Today) - A 58-year-old man was stabbed in the back as he walked home in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture, police said Saturday.
The incident occurred at around 6:40 p.m. on Friday, Fuji TV reported. The victim, Toshiaki Hara, a company employee, was on his way home when a man came up behind him and stabbed him in the left side of his back. The assailant fled on a bicycle, according to a witness.
Immediately after the attack, Hara was able to call police but then collapsed and fell unconscious. He was taken to hospital where he was in a stable condition Saturday, police said.
Police said they are examining street surveillance camera footage to try and identify the attacker and the bicycle.