FUKUOKA A man accused of stalking and stabbing to death a former girlfriend on a sidewalk said he just happened to meet her that day and was carrying a knife for self-defense.
A man has been charged with murder and violating the weapons control law for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend on a street in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka last month.
A man was charged Wednesday with murder and violating the weapons control law for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend on a street in Fukuoka last month. Fukuoka prosecutors concluded it was unnecessary to evaluate the criminal responsibility of Susumu Terauchi, 31, as there were no inconsistencies with his testimony, and the…
A police order that forbade Susumu Terauchi from approaching his ex-girlfriend Miki Kawano did not stop the suspect from fatally stabbing the woman on a Fukuoka street earlier this week, in another case of a stalking victim falling prey to a predator despite having sought the protection of authorities. Terauchi,…