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Dead man identified as suspect in attack on sociologist in Tokyo

Japanese police have identified a 41-year-old man who died in December as the suspect in a knife attack against sociologist Shinji Miyadai. (AFP)
Japanese police have identified a 41-year-old man who died in December as the suspect in a knife attack against sociologist Shinji Miyadai. (AFP)
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16 Feb 2023 03:02:08 GMT9
16 Feb 2023 03:02:08 GMT9

Tokyo: Japanese police have identified a 41-year-old man who died in December as the suspect in a knife attack against sociologist Shinji Miyadai, sources familiar with the investigation said Thursday.

Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department plans to send papers on the dead man to public prosecutors shortly on suspicion of attempted murder.

Traces of DNA left behind on a plastic bottle thrown away by a person believed to be the suspect before the November attack matched those of the man, the sources said.

The man allegedly attempted to murder Miyadai, a 63-year-old professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, by stabbing him at its campus in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Nov. 29. The attack left Miyadai seriously injured.

From the man’s house located some 9 kilometers away, and other locations, police investigators have found several knives, among other items.

Investigators have also found a machete believed to have been ordered by the man in December, pointing to the possibility that the man may have been plotting to attack Miyadai again.

Police have not yet found clothing worn by the man at the time of the attack or his computer. Investigators believe that the man may have disposed of such items, together with the knife used in the attack, just before he died.

A few days after police released photos of a possible suspect to the public on Dec. 12, the man is believed to have committed suicide. A suicide note did not mention the attack.

JIJI Press

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