Knife attack at disabled facility in Japan kills 19 people
- 8 years ago
SAGAMIHARA, JAPAN — A city southwest of Tokyo is reeling after what may be one of the worst acts of mass murder perpetrated by a single person in post-war Japan
Reuters reports that around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a man wielding a knife attacked a facility for the disabled in Sagamihara, Japan. The facility, called Tsukui Yamayuri En, spans an area of roughly three hectares, and has a maximum capacity of 150 people.
Nineteen are feared dead and 45 others injured from the early morning stabbing spree.
The attacker has been identified as Satoshi Uematsu, a 26-year-old former employee of the facility. Around 3 a.m., Uematsu drove himself to the police station to turn himself in.
Authorities have yet to confirm the motive for the killing, but according to the Asahi Shimbun, the suspect reportedly told police it would be better if disabled people disappeared.
Reuters reports that around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a man wielding a knife attacked a facility for the disabled in Sagamihara, Japan. The facility, called Tsukui Yamayuri En, spans an area of roughly three hectares, and has a maximum capacity of 150 people.
Nineteen are feared dead and 45 others injured from the early morning stabbing spree.
The attacker has been identified as Satoshi Uematsu, a 26-year-old former employee of the facility. Around 3 a.m., Uematsu drove himself to the police station to turn himself in.
Authorities have yet to confirm the motive for the killing, but according to the Asahi Shimbun, the suspect reportedly told police it would be better if disabled people disappeared.