
Japan police arrest Vietnamese citizen for alleged murder, robbery in Saga Pref.
A man attacked a woman and her mother with a knife-like object at their home in Imari City on Saturday. Forty-year-old Japanese language teacher Mukumoto Maiko died. Her mother in her 70s suffered neck and other injuries. The assailant fled the scene.
Police said they arrested 24-year-old Dam Duy Khang on Sunday night. He lives nearby and is a technical intern trainee.
Police believe the suspect entered Mukumoto's home, threatened the daughter with a knife, took more than 10,000 yen, or about 68 dollars, and killed her.
The mother reportedly said they opened the front door after the intercom rang, and the attacker then demanded cash and their wallets before slashing at them. The mother also reportedly said she did not personally know the man.
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