Police in Japan have arrested a man in connection with the deadly stabbing of a young YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a street in Tokyo. The victim, Airi Sato, was just 22 years old.
The suspect, 42-year-old Kenji Takano, was caught by police right after the attack, which happened on Tuesday. Although he is now with prosecutors, he has not yet been formally charged.
Witnesses described that Sato was screaming for help during the livestream before the video suddenly went dark. She was taken to the hospital but sadly passed away from her injuries.
Reports say that Takano and Sato had a financial argument. He had lent her money, and police mentioned that she didn’t pay it back, which led to the conflict. Takano had traveled about 100 kilometers (or 60 miles) from his hometown to find Sato after seeing her location on her livestream.
He claimed he didn’t mean to kill her. While violent crime is uncommon in Japan, there have been several shocking knife attacks and incidents involving homemade guns recently.
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