Man arrested, seriously injured after being stabbed near Osaka District Court; ``There was financial trouble'' - Prefectural Police

At around 9:50 a.m. on the 20th, a police officer called 911 to report that a man had been stabbed on the sidewalk north of the Osaka District Court in Nishitenma, Kita Ward, Osaka City. A 60-year-old company executive was stabbed in the back of the neck with a knife and suffered serious injuries, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

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Immediately after the incident, Osaka Prefectural Police Tenma Police Station arrested Hiroshi Furusugi (67), a self-employed man from Kamishio, Tennoji Ward, Osaka City, on suspicion of attempted murder. He reportedly admitted to the charges and said, ``There was a financial problem. (The knife) was meant to intimidate.'' The knife believed to be the murder weapon that he brought with him when he turned himself in was a foldable knife with a blade length of about 10 centimeters, and police will investigate the circumstances that led to the incident.

The area surrounding the site is lined with law offices and restaurants. A cordon was set up in the area, and investigators were rushing in and out. A 55-year-old man who was in the courthouse at the time of the incident said he saw two large pools of blood near the scene, and said in a trembling voice, ``I never imagined something like this could happen.''