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The Mainichi
10-05-2025
- The Mainichi
Tokyo police upgrade accusations against 2 men in elementary school attack
TOKYO -- Two men suspected of breaking into an elementary school in the Japanese capital and attacking staff are facing new accusations of inflicting bodily injury and trespassing, upgraded from assault. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) renewed the accusations on May 9 before sending the case to the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. The two suspects, one in his 40s and one in his 20s, allegedly entered Tachikawa Municipal Daisan Elementary School on May 8 at around 10:55 a.m. and attacked staff members. The older suspect allegedly attacked a male teacher in his 40s, while the younger suspect assulted the school's principal, a man in his 60s, in a second-floor classroom. The victims reportedly sustained injuries on their faces and elsewhere after being punched. According to the MPD, the incident resulted in injuries to a total of five school employees, including the principal, who had attempted to restrain the suspects near the classroom. One teacher in his 50s suffered a broken nose, while the remaining four sustained minor injuries. Sources close to the matter said the incident occurred after a woman in her 30s, whose child attends the school, visited the facility on the morning of May 8 to bullying concerns. After talks with the administration failed to reach a resolution, the mother allegedly returned later accompanied by the acquaintance, the man in his 40s, and the other suspect. Authorities believe disagreements over how the school handled bullying complaints led to the assault. Police have withheld the identities of the two suspects to protect the privacy of the child involved.
Japan Today
02-05-2025
- Japan Today
Student indicted for assault in Hosei University hammer attack case
The Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted a 23-year-old Korean student for assault after she attacked eight students with a hammer during a class at Hosei University's Tama Campus in Machida, Tokyo, on Jan 10. Yoo Ju Hyun, a South Korean studying in Japan, underwent a psychiatric evaluation from Feb 14 until April 25 to determine if she was mentally fit to stand trial. Prosecutors decided to indict her on Thursday. According to the indictment, Yoo, a second-year undergraduate in the Faculty of Sociology, used a hammer which she found in another classroom, and injured eight students. Seven sustained head injuries. Some of the victims were acquainted with the suspect. Yoo has been quoted by police as saying she had been bullied on a regular basis and she came to think the only solution was to attack the students. © Japan Today/KYODO
