Man seriously injured after being stabbed in Nishi-Tokyo; unemployed man arrested for attempted murder

At around 5:30 p.m. on the 7th, a call to 110 was made in Hibarigaoka Kita 4-chome, Nishitokyo City, Tokyo, reporting that a man was bleeding from the head. The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested an unemployed man (66) on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a man in his 40s with a knife-like object.

According to Tanashi Police Station, the man is suspected of stabbing or cutting the man in the abdomen and face at his home around 5:30 p.m. on the 7th. The victim was conscious when he was rushed to the hospital, but his injuries appear to be serious.

The man who was stabbed is an employee of a rent guarantee company. The man was in arrears with his rent and was planning to move out on that day. There is information that the victim came to the room alone on business and asked him to leave, which caused trouble with the man, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the incident.

The scene is in a corner lined with restaurants about 150 meters northwest of Hibarigaoka Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

According to a female manager in her 60s of a nearby restaurant, ambulances and police cars were driving around the scene one after another around 6 p.m. He said he learned of the incident when a regular customer told him that ``a blue tarpaulin had been placed near the scene.'' ``I was surprised because there aren't many incidents around here,'' he said.