Elderly woman killed in random stabbing in Fukuoka

Tuesday 15th April, 05:47 AM JST

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15 Comments

Speed at 07:17 AM JST - 15th April

Japan is such a "danger" country!
some14some at 07:26 AM JST - 15th April

very unsafe country for last couple of years.
jinjapan at 08:04 AM JST - 15th April

ever notice that these punk weakling lowlifes only seem to pick on old ladies & little kids.
taj at 09:20 AM JST - 15th April

How do they know it was "random"?
Xennon at 11:15 AM JST - 15th April

Wow. This happened on my street. Got home from work at 9:30 to find my road had been taped off with the police and media swarming around like flies.
eiver at 01:53 PM JST - 15th April

kudos to the resident who came to the rescue.i rarely see/hear of such brave act here in japan. may this wacko be caught immediately as there have been a similar case already.
japanyesterday at 01:54 PM JST - 15th April

really makes u think what goes on in some of these guys' head. killing someone over a conflict is bad enough but i just cant seem to understand the rate of multiple random killings in japan
rjd_jr at 01:54 PM JST - 15th April

At least someone responded and tried to overpower the attacker. Most people would do either nothing or act like they heard nothing.
romulus3 at 02:53 PM JST - 15th April

its a shame that the hero who ran to her rescue didnt crush the guy. obviously 125 Japanese cops would also have very little chance.
Alphaape at 07:31 PM JST - 15th April

This is a terrible crime and I pray for the family of the deceased woman. Good on the neighbor who tried to stop this mayhem and save a life.

I think what needs to be done in Japan is to amend the constitution to ban the sale of knives, and to heavily regulate them so that it will be harder for people to use them in crimes such as these. If this is done, just like the attempts in America to ban firearms, I think Japan would be safer. Then you would not have people running around and randomly stabbing people in public places like malls, or attacking elderly or children. Control the knives, and due to our good nature of being humans we will all get along. And only the outlaws will have them so it will be much easier for the police to find them.

Not trying to make light of this situation, but this just shows that it is not the weapon (knife in this case) that causes harm, but the person who uses it. There can never be a way to stop someone from using anything around to hurt someone. What I think really needs to be done sad to say is after the fact. In cases like this, once the suspect is apprehended and a fair trial is conducted weighing all the evidence and if he is found guilty beyond a doubt, his punishment should be hard and severe, up to and including a quick death penalty. Only by showing that if you do these types of actions and are caught, the results will be quick and hard. Make the consequences of your actions be a deterrent to your crime.

May the victim rest in peace.
Desiderata1967 at 10:27 PM JST - 15th April

A lady such as this did not deserve to have her life snuffed out in such a violent and evil way. I pray they will catch this killer and hang him.

May she rest in peace.
Desiderata1967 at 10:27 PM JST - 15th April

some14some:

very unsafe country for last couple of years.<

You ain't wrong!
jeancolmar at 10:54 PM JST - 15th April

This is part of an epidemic and nothing is being done about it.
lipscombe at 12:02 AM JST - 16th April

I think what needs to be done in Japan is to amend the constitution to ban the sale of knives, and to heavily regulate them so that it will be harder for people to use them in crimes such as these

hmmm, bit tricky that eh? well thats a polite way of saying that is an impossible and ridiculous suggestion.

Control the knives, and due to our good nature of being humans we will all get along. And only the outlaws will have them so it will be much easier for the police to find them

only outlaws will have knives? what planet are you living on man? one where we are all hugging each other and only chefs are allowed to have a knife in their home.

this just shows that it is not the weapon (knife in this case) that causes harm, but the person who uses it. There can never be a way to stop someone from using anything around to hurt someone.

seems you came to your senses for a while here, well before the death penalty bit...
Alphaape at 08:18 AM JST - 16th April

lipscombe, My comments about knife control and all of us getting along were just sarcasm. Not trying to make light of this crime at all. But just to present it the same as people do with the anti-gun rhetoric.

Whether it be with a gun or a knife, someone can get killed. It is not the weapon that does it (yes they are the insturment being used) but it is the person behind the weapon that makes the decision to kill someone. NO matter how much legislation we put out there, there will all ways be people among us who will kill, either willfully or unintenionally.

I hope that this guy when they catch him does not try to say it was voices in his head or he just wanted to stab someone. If he really had such a desire to stab someone, he should have done himself. Have they caught this creep yet?