Key Facts
• June 13, 2025, 1:10 AM: Incident occurred in Yokohama’s Kohoku Ward.
• Victim: 18-year-old female vocational student living alone.
• Suspect: 26-year-old unemployed man from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima.
• Woman sustained a left-hand injury requiring four weeks to heal.
• Suspect allegedly entered the victim’s apartment and attacked her with a knife.
• Victim resisted, forcing the suspect to flee; he remained silent throughout.
• Police identified the suspect via security camera footage.
• Suspect previously lived in the same area seven years ago.
• Suspect denies charges, claiming, “I didn’t do it.”
• Suspect was already in custody for an unrelated case.
Summary
An 18-year-old woman in Yokohama’s Kohoku Ward was attacked in her apartment after opening the door to an intercom call on June 13, 2025. The suspect, a 26-year-old unemployed man from Fukushima, allegedly entered her home and attempted to stab her. The victim sustained a left-hand injury requiring four weeks to heal but managed to resist, forcing the suspect to flee. Police identified the man through security footage and arrested him while he was already in custody for another case. The suspect denies the charges, and investigations are ongoing.
