25-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Stabbing Boyfriend Expresses Unchanged Feelings

Our magazine’s photographer captured images of the woman immediately after her arrest. Crouched in the back seat of the police van, only the top of her head was visible from the front. She kept her face down to avoid being seen.

The shocking incident occurred shortly before 7 PM on September 16.

“A call was made to emergency services by a woman who said, ‘I accidentally stabbed my partner with a knife.’ The scene was a 37-story tower apartment near JR Nakano Station in Nakano, Tokyo. When police and firefighters entered the reported apartment, they found a man in his 20s collapsed in the living room, bleeding profusely from his neck. He was quickly transported to the hospital, but his death was confirmed.” (said a reporter from a national newspaper’s social affairs department)

The Nakano Police Station arrested Kotomi Sato, a 25-year-old woman with no known occupation, on suspicion of attempted murder at the scene. A pair of scissors, approximately 15 to 20 cm long and stained with blood, was also found in the apartment. The deceased was a 26-year-old certified public accountant, known as A, who was in a relationship with Sato.

 

“I can’t win in terms of grip strength.”

“Just before the incident, it seems that the two were arguing on the train heading to the apartment. The fight continued even after they returned to the room, leading to a struggle. Suspect Sato stated during police questioning, ‘I thought that if I brought out the scissors, which I had taken from the drawer of the TV rack, they would listen to me since I couldn’t win with just my grip. When I swung the scissors, they accidentally stabbed (A-san) in the neck.’ The police have switched the charge to murder and are continuing their investigation.”

According to Sato’s statement and others, the two started dating in March after A-san confessed their feelings. However, it appears that there were constant conflicts from the beginning. Sato also mentioned.

“We often got into arguments over trivial matters. When fights occurred, there were times I slapped or hit the other person. Even when I tried to make up, if I received a response I couldn’t accept, we would start arguing again.”

On September 18, two days after the incident, a photographer heading to the apartment found investigators bustling in and out, possibly for forensic reasons. Mr. A, who had just officially become a certified public accountant in April of this year, saw his promising future suddenly cut short due to the unreasonable actions of his partner and distorted emotions.

Suspect Sato reportedly also told the police:

 

“My feelings for him haven’t changed even now.