The suspect accused of stabbing 17 passengers on a Tokyo train then setting fire to a carriage has been filmed casually smoking a cigarette shortly before his arrest.
The 24 year old man, who witnesses say committed the crimes dressed as ‘The Joker’ from Batman, was arrested by police after the drama unfolded on a train to Shinjuku, the world’s busiest train station.
こやつが
京王線の犯人です右手にナイフ
左手にタバコめちゃくちゃ手は震えてたとにかくこいつにむかつきました
すごくみんな必死に逃げて
僕がみんなに窓から出ろ言い死にものぐるいでみんなででてたこいつの前まで来ました本当に許せなかった
殴りたかったです
#京王線#京王線刃物#犯人 pic.twitter.com/fdlLN9nj1Z— 生形たけし (@takahashi9811) October 31, 2021
This is the third train stabbing attack in Japan since August:
- In October a 45 year old man stabbed two men at Tokyo’s Ueno station.
- In August a 36 year old man stabbed 10 passengers on a train in suburban Tokyo.
