Man held for attempted murder after baseball bat attack in Chiba

Tuesday 18th August, 09:09 AM JST

CHIBA —

A 25-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder on Monday, after he hit a 29-year-old man repeatedly with an aluminium baseball bat. A taxi driver called police just before 2 a.m. and told them a man was walking around with a baseball bat. Police rushed to the area outside Gyotoku station in Ichikawa City, and found Kazuma Oi standing over a man and attacking him with the bat.

Oi was arrested and admitted to attacking the man, saying he was challenged by him. The victim was seriously injured and was bleeding from his head, but is in a stable condition in hospital, police said.

News reports

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TheguyNextdoor at 09:13 AM JST - 18th August

Damn.....
timeon at 09:14 AM JST - 18th August

was challenged by him while walking around swinging the bat?? more probably he was just challenged. mentally
Mittsu at 09:16 AM JST - 18th August

Go Tigers! Madness walks the streets.
Farmboy at 09:56 AM JST - 18th August

With all the violent acts reported recently, Japan is still the safest place I've ever lived....
timorborder at 10:20 AM JST - 18th August

Swinging for the fences.
Sarge at 10:45 AM JST - 18th August

"just before 2 a.m."

A good time to walk around the station with a baseball bat.
bamboohat at 10:49 AM JST - 18th August

Moral: never, ever challenge a man at 2AM with a baseball bat
smithinjapan at 12:53 PM JST - 18th August

Well, at least it wasn't a geriatric going ballistic today, or mother assisting in her daughter's rape/assault. I guess that makes it an almost 'normal' attack for today so far.... SO FAR. Japan's just not the 'safety' country it once was.
Monoflow at 03:48 PM JST - 18th August

Fight Club or too much K1-fights-watching at TV?...
Altria at 03:54 PM JST - 18th August

Fight Club or too much K1-fights-watching at TV?...

Probably Koshien baseball on TV all day.
mindovermatter at 04:08 PM JST - 18th August

Who needs a knife or a sword..? A baseball bat in Japan is just as good as having a 44 magnum.

I wonder when they will amend the "Firearms and Swords" Law to read, "Firearms and Swords and Baseball Bats" Law..?

I wonder if it took 10 cops to arrest this guy, and in the process the cops stuck their heads out to absorb the impacts and swings of the guy wielding the bat, rather than, accidentally "harm" this nice man during his arrest...?

Cleo... Care to weigh in with your Informed and so Astute opinion...?
norinrad21 at 05:28 PM JST - 18th August

Battle of the wits
seesaw at 08:36 PM JST - 18th August

the area outside Gyotoku station in Ichikawa City

Gyotoku Station again?...that place doesn't sound safe ne...
NeoJamal at 10:14 PM JST - 18th August

the area outside Gyotoku station in Ichikawa City

and this is news. I was expecting a drama unfolding in an affluent part of Midori-ward
zurcronium at 10:25 PM JST - 18th August

Reminds me of the Baseball Furies in movie the Warriors.