TOKYO, Nov 29 (News On Japan) - Tokyo police arrested a 29-year-old Chinese man on Wednesday morning over the stabbing of a 24-year-old woman outside an apartment in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.
The woman was later confirmed dead after being transported to hospital.
The Chinese national is accused of stabbing the 24-year-old woman with a knife just before midnight on Tuesday. He was apprehended by police in the apartment's bicycle parking area following an emergency call from a passerby.
The woman had been in a relationship with the suspect, recently consulting with police, "I was beaten in his room. I want to break up with that man." The police had issued two warnings to the suspect prior to the incident.
The stabbing happened in a residential area about 800 meters from Shimokitazawa Station, where neighbors recall hearing voices in the middle of the night.
One local reported, "It sounded like a quarrel, like people shouting at each other, for about 10 minutes."
Shortly before the report, a person carrying something resembling a fruit knife was witnessed at the scene.
The suspect reportedly admitted to the allegations during questioning.
Source: ANNnewsCH