The suspect allegedly threw a 13cm-long knife from his balcony in Miyakojima Ward at around 3.45pm on Jan 13. - PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: TNP FILE
OSAKA (Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN): A 24-year-old unemployed man in Osaka was arrested on Jan 14 under suspicion of attempted murder, after throwing a kitchen knife from his second-floor apartment at a man below.
According to police, the man is suspected of attempting to kill a 29-year-old office worker who was walking on the street.
The suspect allegedly threw a 13cm-long knife from his balcony in Miyakojima Ward at around 3.45pm on Jan 13.
The knife fell about five meters away from the office worker, who was not injured.
The two men lived in the same building, and the office worker was on his way home when he was attacked.
The suspect was identified from security camera footage. - THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
