A Thai man has been arrested in Japan, following a stabbing incident in the city of Yokohama, in which one person died. A 53 year old restaurant worker, named as Rungroj Kwankitsarot, and confirmed to be a Thai national, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

 

Two other victims were injured in the stabbing incident, according to the report. Rungroj is accused of stabbing the dead man in the right side of his chest while on the street near his workplace. The Thai man denies the allegations, insisting he was in the restaurant kitchen at the time.

 

It’s understood the dead man was with 4 companions at the time of the attack, two of whom were injured and are being treated in hospital.

 

By Peter Roche

Caption: PHOTO: Mainichi/Mayu Miyamoto

 

Full story: Phuket GO 2023-11-06

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Thai man denies the allegations, insisting he was in the restaurant kitchen at the time.

Nice try... but Japan ain't Thailand.

Ok, now it gets fishy. First he said he was attacked by the Yakuza members and then got the knife to defend himself and now he says he was in the kitchen? 

 

Changing your story like that is never a good sign.