Man who cut off 3 fingers arrested with two others for insurance fraud

Thursday 11th June, 10:39 AM JST

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bamboohat at 12:38 PM JST - 11th June

...are accused of conspiring with Abiru in claiming that his fingers were cut off accidentally as they were slicing meat from the bone

"the" bone? What bone? The bone in his fingers? The one in their collective heads?
nurse13 at 12:45 PM JST - 11th June

I promised myself to refrain from commenting any longer on JT because of personal reasons. However, this article is too bizarre and funny not to resist. First of all, Altria, I like your sense of humor. On another note, Abiru san seems less bright than his other two alleged accomplices. Did he lose rock paper scissor to the other two and as a result, had to be the one to carryout the fraud and crime. Not too brilliant I would say; especially cutting his own fingers and having to share the insurance money with the other two. And he probably used the restaurant knife too.
Altria at 12:59 PM JST - 11th June

Did he lose rock paper scissor to the other two and as a result, had to be the one to carryout the fraud and crime.

Don't know about the insurance fraud, but he'd be pretty easy to beat at Janken afterwards.
Altria at 01:07 PM JST - 11th June

Abiru was arrested on March 11 this year and later charged with robbery and assault, accused of stabbing a 61-year-old doctor

Notice that they charged him with robbery, not armed robbery...
nurse13 at 01:18 PM JST - 11th June

Altria, precisely. Just goes to show that he is the less bright one of the three. Abiru san has more strings that a puppet. Perhaps my conclusion is premature but it seems to me that he can be easily persuaded. First by his alleged accomplices, not once but twice and then by the police.
nurse13 at 01:19 PM JST - 11th June

I meant than a puppet.
lazarus0202 at 01:45 PM JST - 11th June

What a dope. There are easier ways to make 12 mil.
LFRAgain at 02:36 PM JST - 11th June

This sounds like the plot from a Coen Brothers film.
tjfrancis at 02:49 PM JST - 11th June

insurance would have paid whether it was one or three, so for those questionining his IQ level, that should be your answer.
kyushujoe at 05:54 PM JST - 11th June

Only about 12 million for three fingers? I wouldn't even cut off a quarter of one little toe for that. Desperate, obviously.
sharky1 at 07:11 PM JST - 11th June

It kind of makes sense that after he cut off 3 fingers that he would be found with two others...but on the other hand, he would have been found with five others.
sharky1 at 07:15 PM JST - 11th June

Should have used the word "arrested" instead of "found".
WMD at 08:21 PM JST - 11th June

My god! I can't believe that someone would really do this. Anyhow going solo, if you get my drift, must be somewhat difficult now!
hellhound at 08:44 PM JST - 11th June

lol
mmwk2008 at 11:41 PM JST - 11th June

After personal experience of Japanese Insurance companies attempting to avoid payout, I'd say that he had a forced confession. No one, would knowingly cut off their fingers to claim insurance of 12MM ... that's stupid - especially in the business he's in.