OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a male suspect on suspicion of attempted murder after a man in his 60s was stabbed in the neck outside the Osaka District Court on Tuesday, reports NHK (Oct. 29.
Just before 10:00 a.m., emergency services received a frantic call reporting that a man had been stabbed on the street in Nishitenma, Kita Ward.
According to police, the victim was struck in the neck area with what appeared to be a bladed weapon. He remained conscious while being rushed to a local hospital for emergency treatment.
The assailant initially fled the scene of the attack. However, a man later turned himself in at a nearby police station, admitting to his involvement in the bloody altercation. He was promptly taken into custody.
Investigators believe the suspect and the victim were already acquainted and are currently probing the circumstances and motive leading up to the attack.
The stabbing took place on a street just north of the courthouse, an area heavily populated with law offices and restaurants.
A 40-year-old bystander described the chaotic aftermath.
“I heard the loud sirens of patrol cars, so I came over to see what was happening. A man was sitting on the ground near the entrance of the courthouse, bleeding from his head area and pressing a towel against it,” the witness said. “I was shocked to see so many police officers swarming the area.”