Man suspected of slapping female college student on sidewalk, arrested again, assaulting 7 people in 15 minutes - Metropolitan Police Department
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- The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Kanda Station re-arrested unemployed Hikaru Hamaguchi (39) on suspicion of assault.
- He is suspected of slapping a female university student on the cheek in Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda Ward, on October 17th.
- According to investigators, the suspect indiscriminately assaulted a total of seven female high school and female university students over the course of about 15 minutes, all of whom appear to have sustained minor injuries.
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After fleeing on a train, Hamaguchi was taken into custody at a station in Tokyo, and was arrested on the 18th on suspicion of assaulting another woman.
On the 6th, the Metropolitan Police Department's Kanda Police Station re-arrested unemployed Hikaru Hamaguchi (39) from Ikebukuro Honmachi, Toshima Ward, Tokyo, on suspicion of assault after he suddenly slapped a female university student on the cheek as she was walking on the sidewalk. This was revealed through interviews with investigators.
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According to investigators, Hamaguchi indiscriminately assaulted a total of seven female high school and university students he passed each other over the course of about 15 minutes, punching them in the abdomen and jumping kicking them. All injuries appear to be minor. Police believe there may be other victims and are investigating the motive.
The suspect was rearrested for allegedly slapping a female college student in her 20s on the left cheek on a sidewalk in Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda Ward, around 9 p.m. on October 17.
A number of reports have come in from victims and witnesses, such as ``I was hit by a suspicious person'' and ``I was hit while walking.'' The suspect fled on a train, but was captured at a station in Tokyo and arrested on the 18th on suspicion of assaulting another woman.
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The Metropolitan Police Department's Kanda Station continues to investigate Hamaguchi's motive and whether there are any other victims.
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Open Questions
- What is the motive for the crime?
- Are there other victims?
- Details of the events from first arrest to re-arrest
