Tokyo stabbing Man searched for woman through her livestream before killing her

TOKYO – A man who allegedly killed a woman while she was live-streaming on the streets of Tokyo has reportedly said he came to Tokyo to search for her whereabouts.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the murder.

The man, 42, is from Oyama City, Tochigi prefecture, and allegedly killed the 22-year-old woman on March 11 as she live-streamed on the streets of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

He was initially arrested for attempted murder, but the police have changed the charge to murder.

The man admitted to stabbing the woman but stated that he did not intend to kill her. He reportedly explained that he went to Tokyo on the morning of March 11 after seeing a notification that she started live-streaming and searched for her whereabouts while watching the stream.

He began watching the woman’s live streams in December 2021 and started going to an eatery where she worked in August 2022.

The perpetrator said he had lent her more than two million yen (S$18,000) but she had not returned it.

The man reportedly consulted the Tochigi Prefectural Police about his financial problems in January 2024.

The police will determine his criminal responsibility. THE JAPAN NEWS/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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