Man arrested for pushing woman into dam in Sendai

Tuesday 16th September, 11:58 AM JST

MIYAGI —

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday for pushing a 25-year-old woman into a dam in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. The victim was found alive after the 13-meter fall into the dam, police said, adding her injuries were not life-threatening.

Rikiya Kobayashi was charged with the attempted murder of the woman, who was an acquaintance, by pushing her into the dam around 5:30 a.m. after he kidnapped her in the city around 4:30 a.m. Police said Kobayashi grabbed the woman after she finished work at the bar where he was drinking. Police said that Kobayashi beat her inside the car as well.

Kobayashi has so far given no motive for the attack.

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soldave at 12:47 PM JST - 16th September

Ah... I should have seen the drunk one. He was drunk, which justifies anything he has done. Go to bed Japan, the wa is back in order and you are safe once again!
kjunluc2 at 12:51 PM JST - 16th September

****Maybe he took a swig of beer and she neglected to fill his glass back to the brim immediately. Or, she could be extremely ugly. Some motive is necessary to make sense of it.
fatloser at 01:09 PM JST - 16th September

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh---Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I have an idea!! She spurned his advances!!...Oh..I have another she IGNORED him!!!
sappquest at 01:17 PM JST - 16th September

The article lacks detail. How were they discovered? Was it witnessed by someone? Did she manage to climb out and escape? Did he go to the nearest police station to confess? Details please.
dennis0bauer at 03:10 PM JST - 16th September

another bad day at the office?
gogogo at 03:14 PM JST - 16th September

Dork!
DBC at 03:31 PM JST - 16th September

They should find the biggest book and through it at his nuts.
borscht at 04:00 PM JST - 16th September

Pushed into a dam must hurt but not as much as being pushed off a dam - that could be a long fall for sure.

He was arrested for attempted murder. Will he also be charged with kidnapping or is that not a crime anymore?
seggahme at 06:09 PM JST - 16th September

13 meters - its quite high
romulus3 at 08:16 PM JST - 16th September

Japanese women will one day acquire the kick to the crotch technique. I just hope its soon and the way thing are going, they should teach it at school. A kick to the crotch would have spared her getting wet over nothing.
Antonios_M at 08:53 PM JST - 16th September

She is lucky she survived...
serindipity at 10:50 PM JST - 16th September

Japanese women will one day acquire the kick to the crotch technique.

That would take a lot of training and a damn good eye if you consider the size of the target area in Japanese men.
velocityboy at 04:35 AM JST - 17th September

"Pushed into a dam". What does that even mean? Was she pushed off the top of a dam and fell into the reservoir? I doubt she'd still be alive if she went off the other "nothing but air and vertical concrete side".
Nessie at 03:31 PM JST - 17th September

A fine quibble, Velocity.
elbudamexicano at 06:11 PM JST - 17th September

Here, young Kobashi kun, is an excellent candidate for the DEATH PENALTY! He beat the poor girl, push her off 13 meters into a dam, say no more, hang him high!