Woman attacked by man with baseball bat in Ibaraki

Tuesday 06th January, 02:57 PM JST

IBARAKI —

A 20-year-old woman was attacked by a man with a baseball bat in Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Tuesday morning. The woman suffered a broken cheekbone under her left eye.

According to police, the suspect—who was about 170 cm tall—suddenly approached the victim around 2:40 a.m. on the street while she was walking home. He pulled a bat from beneath his coat and hit the woman’s face before fleeing. The victim’s mother called police after she returned home.

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norinrad21 at 04:31 PM JST - 6th January

pretty much
fantomas at 04:33 PM JST - 6th January

coward!
shiuu at 05:05 PM JST - 6th January

I can't even express how disgusted I am by this puke. A bat to a complete stranger's face?

I'm no hero, but I almost wish he'd try it with me just so I'd have the chance to take that bat from him and use it to smash his kneecaps into a fine powder.
Disillusioned at 05:41 PM JST - 6th January

If this is the shape of things to come it's gonna be a good year for news.
NeoJamal at 06:02 PM JST - 6th January

I can see we're going to need to have a license to carry a baseball bat now lol...

You couldn't be any more wrong pal. Had the woman carried her own metal baseball bat around, she would've had a greater chance of coming out of this attack un-scathed.

Remember folks: baseball bats don't kill people, people kill people.
sensei258 at 07:52 PM JST - 6th January

Maybe a ban on blunt objects would help.
memyselfI at 08:07 PM JST - 6th January

Sick man aims bat at woman's face. What was he trying to do decapitate her ? She's lucky to be alive.
airrunwesker at 09:20 PM JST - 6th January

Once he is arrested, he gets to play baseball with Bubba-san!
Sarge at 09:56 PM JST - 6th January

I agree with shiuu here.
bamboohat at 10:46 PM JST - 6th January

Count number one, the guy is a total coward, for waiting to hit a twenty year old.

Count number two, the guy is a cupcake becasue (thankfully)the girl was able to WALK HOME after the attack and get her mom to call for help.

If this cream puff would have taken a full swing, he easily could have killed her.
jwills79 at 11:26 PM JST - 6th January

What an idiot!!
DXXJP at 12:56 AM JST - 7th January

Funny thing is if she pulled out a tazer or mace she would be the one in kuffs. Go figure japan.
ca1ic0cat at 02:34 AM JST - 7th January

If they ban blunt objects guys like this one will have to go to that special clinic in Sweden for some elective surgery.

Of couse if we caught him we could make the surgery manditory and immediate. I bet he wouldn't be harming women a second time.
dennis0bauer at 01:21 PM JST - 7th January

stressed out japanese people, please show some compasion to people outside your circle. Or to say it bluntly, get your had straithened out!
BBLeo at 03:52 PM JST - 7th January

Should 'baseball bats' be banned in Japan? Was this baseball bat imported or made in Japan? Some of them are also made out of plastic to prevent serious injury.