Man arrested for stabbing doctor multiple times at Fukuoka hospital
診察中の医師がナイフで刺される “殺人未遂”で59歳の男
Japan Today -- Jun 28
Police in Fukuoka have arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a 49-year-old doctor multiple times at a hospital.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 9:50 a.m. Monday at Chihaya Hospital in Higashi Ward. Police said the suspect, Jiro Kawano, used a folding knife and stabbed the doctor in the back and upper body, Kyodo News reported. Staff managed to subdue Kawano until police arrived. Police said the doctor's wounds are not life-threatening and that it will take about two weeks for him to recover.
Jun 28 (日テレNEWS) - 27日午前、福岡市の病院で医師の背中などをナイフで複数回刺して殺害しようとしたとして、59歳の男が逮捕されました。 ...continue reading
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