FUKUOKA (TR) – Police in Fukuoka City have arrested a 33-year-old woman for attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed her married lover inside an internet cafe.
The incident that only came to light when the bleeding victim called his own wife for rescue, reports Fuji News Network (Oct. 12).
Kumiko Taniguchi is accused of stabbing the 39-year-old male hair stylist in the abdomen with a kitchen knife on October 9. According to police, the two were involved in an extramarital affair.
The bizarre turn of events unfolded when authorities received an emergency call from an unexpected source: the victim’s spouse.
“I received a message from my husband saying he was being held captive and had been stabbed,” the wife reported to police. Despite his infidelity, the wounded man had desperately reached out to his betrayed wife for help.
Following the emergency call, the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital. His injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Upon her arrest, Taniguchi admitted to the allegations, telling investigators that the attack was premeditated.
“I intended to kill the man I was having an affair with, and I stabbed him with a kitchen knife I brought from home,” she was quoted as saying.
Police are continuing to investigate the exact circumstances and the events that led up to the bloody dispute.