Man arrested over stabbing outside Ibaraki restaurant whose owner was found dead
Police believe Kotaro Uchiyama, 30, had been drinking with the woman he allegedly stabbed. The owner of the restaurant was later found dead.
A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a woman outside a restaurant in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, with the owner of that restaurant later found dead, according to prosecutors. The 30-year-old suspect, Kotaro Uchiyama, is accused of stabbing a 41-year-old woman in the left abdomen with pruning shears outside the restaurant in Oarai town at around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, though her injuries are not life-threatening.
The owner of the restaurant, 72-year-old Setsuko Katori, was found dead with injuries to her neck and back in the establishment, classified as a homicide by police on Tuesday.
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