Japanese suspect in knife attack wrote 'someone is watching me' in notebooks
Shiobara Hirokazu was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly slashing pedestrians on the street of Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Six people were injured, some of them seriously. He was sent to prosecutors on Wednesday.
Police say the suspect's face was covered and he had two knives strapped to his waist. He is believed to have attacked people with two 50-centimeter knives he was holding in his hands.
The suspect reportedly told police that he slashed those who tried to stop him attacking people.
On Tuesday, police searched a condominium where the suspect lives, adjacent to the crime scene.
Investigative sources say police confiscated dozens of notebooks in which complaints and worries about daily life were written, apparently by the suspect. Police say some of them contain the phrase "someone is watching me."
Police intend to analyze the notebooks to see if they are related to the case.
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