TOKYO, May 08 (News On Japan) - Two men who were arrested for forcibly entering an elementary school in Tachikawa City, Tokyo, and assaulting staff members have been identified as friends of a student's mother. One of the suspects denies the charges, claiming he was only brushing people off after being restrained.
The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. at Tachikawa Municipal Daisan Elementary School in Nishikicho, where a man in his 20s and another in his 40s broke into a second-grade classroom on the second floor during a lesson. Afterward, they smashed the glass door of the staff room on the first floor, assaulted the principal and other teachers, and were arrested on the spot by responding police officers.
Five male school staff members who tried to restrain the men were injured after being struck.
Just prior to the incident, the child's mother had visited the school to consult with staff. When the discussion failed to reach a resolution, she is believed to have called in the two men.
The man in his 40s denied the allegations, stating, "I was being stopped and only brushed them off." Meanwhile, the man in his 20s admitted to the charges, saying, "They were holding me down, so I pushed them away and hit them several times."
Source: FNN
