Grandson stab his grandfather. (Image via MSBA)

Man Arrested on Suspicion of Stabbing Grandfather

TOKYO – A man in his 20s was arrested by the police. He was arrested after the suspicion of attempt to kill his grandfather.

On Sunday, June 2 at around 7:35 p.m. police received an emergency phone call from a resident of Kitasuna, Koto Ward in Tokyo. The resident told the police that there is a man standing in front of his house while buzzed his intercom. The resident stated that the man told him that he had killed someone. The police rushed to the scene and they found a man in his 20s, bleeding from his right hand. He was found in front of the caller’s house.

The bloodied man guided the police officers and paramedics to his residence right after the encounter. It turned out that he lives in a one-room apartment, which located on the second floor of a residential complex. His home is about 200 meters away from the caller’s house. A man in his 70s was found inside the house. The elderly was stabbed in the neck and back with a kitchen knife. The man was immediately taken to the hospital, but still in critical condition as of Monday.

According to the police, the elderly (or the victim) is the suspect’s grandfather. However, the motive and chronological of the incident have not released yet.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-stabbing-grandfather