Man arrested over murder of woman at Tokyo brothel
風俗店で女性殺害の疑い 32歳男を逮捕 予約断られ「殺して人生奪おうと」
Japan Today -- May 15
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of killing a woman in her 30s at a brothel where she worked.
Police said Yutaka Imai, a contract employee, was a customer at the establishment in Taito Ward at around 11 a.m. on May 5 when he allegedly stabbed the woman in the neck with a knife, Kyodo News reported. The victim was found in a bathtub in a room. She was taken to hospital where she died about 90 minutes later.
Imai stabbed himself in the stomach and was found in the corridor outside the room. He was hospitalized and was arrested by police on Saturday after he recovered. ...continue reading
May 15 (FNNプライムオンライン) - 東京・台東区の風俗店で女性従業員が客に殺害された事件で、32歳の男が逮捕された。
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