TOKYO (TR) – A man wearing a ski mask stole a bag carrying 300,000 yen from a woman in Shibuya Ward after punching her in the face, police said on Saturday.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police are hunting for a male suspect who was wearing a black mask when he repeatedly punched the 55-year-old woman before stealing her bag in a corridor on the first floor of an apartment in the Sasazuka area at around 3 a.m., TV Asahi reports (Jan. 14).
The stolen money was the proceeds of a restaurant run by the woman, who was assaulted in the corridor immediately following the auto-lock entrance gate of the apartment, police said.
The woman suffered broken bones in her face.
Stands about 170 centimeters tall, the suspect is of a hefty physical profile, police said.
Police are treating the incident as a case of burglary and bodily harm, and are analyzing security camera footage to assist with an ongoing manhunt for the suspect.
