OSAKA (TR) – A bookstore clerk in Osaka City was rushed to the hospital on Sunday after being stabbed in the thigh by a total stranger.
The suspect claimed he carried out the attack out of a grudge against society, reports TV Asahi (Nov. 9).
Police arrested a 33-year-old man of no fixed occupation at the scene in the busy Umeda shopping district on suspicion of assault.
The victim, a 23-year-old male employee, reported the attack himself at approximately 8:00 p.m. He was transported to a local hospital with a stab wound to his left thigh and is reported to be conscious.
According to police, the victim was busy decorating a counter when the assailant approached from behind and slammed into him. When the clerk turned around, he realized he had been stabbed. Authorities recovered a kitchen knife from the suspect, who was found sitting nearby shortly after the incident.
Investigators say the two men had no prior relationship and there had been no dispute leading up to the attack.
When questioned by police, the suspect readily admitted to the crime, telling officers, “There is no mistake that I did it. I held a grudge against society as a whole.”
