Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)–A woman was stabbed multiple times in the upper body in Tokyo around noon Monday and was taken to a hospital while remaining conscious, according to investigative sources. The suspected attacker holding a knife is at large. The Metropolitan Police Department is searching for him on suspicion of attempted murder. At around 12:10 p.m., police received emergency calls from several witnesses reporting the incident in the Takadanobaba district of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. According to the sources, the victim is a woman in her 30s who works at an aesthetics salon. She was stabbed head-on in a second-floor corridor of a condominium building housing the salon. She told police that the man is a customer. The suspect is reportedly about 175 centimeters tall, wearing black clothes and a cap and carrying a backpack. The incident occurred in a residential area about 200 meters southwest of JR Takadanobaba Station. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Woman Stabbed in Tokyo; Suspected Attacker at Large
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