On February 24, Noriyuki Sato, an employee at a waterworks company, is alleged to have repeatedly beat the colleague, 48, in the forehead with the broken bottle at an izakaya restaurant.
“I got angry with what my lower-ranking colleague said,” Sato said in admitting to allegations of attempted murder. “I intended to kill [him] when I stabbed his forehead.”
According to police, the victim has worked under Sato for an extended period.
“You can’t work, you’re too slow, you should die!” the victim yelled at Sato during the drinking session. The suspect then smashed the bottle on a table and attacking the colleague.
