Man slashes pedestrian in front of Nakano Sun Plaza
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 10, 2020
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police are hunting for a man who slashed a male pedestrian in Nakano Ward on Thursday, reports TV Asahi (Dec. 10).
At around 5:30 a.m., the perpetrator used a knife to slash the upper body of the male pedestrian, aged in his 20, on a street in front of Nakano Sun Plaza.
The victim was later transported to a hospital in serious condition. He received a 30-centimeter-long wound extending from his throat to his chest. The injury is expected to require one month to heal, police said.