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Asahi Shimbun
2 days ago
- Asahi Shimbun
Vietnamese man arrested in fatal home invasion of Saga instructor
Police inspect a home in Imari, Saga Prefecture, on July 27 where a fatal robbery occurred the day before. (Provided by Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co.) IMARI, Saga Prefecture—A 24-year-old Vietnamese man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing and robbery of a woman and the injury of her mother at their home here. Dam Duy Khang, who works for a local food processing company under the foreign technical intern trainee program, was apprehended on July 27 on suspicion of robbery, murder and trespassing. During a news conference held early the next morning, police revealed that the suspect is denying the allegations, stating that he did not want to discuss anything. Police identified the suspect through images captured by the intercom at the victims' home. He was taken into custody at a nearby dormitory where he lives with his Vietnamese colleagues. The suspect is accused of forcing his way into the home of 40-year-old language instructor Maiko Mukumoto at 4:20 p.m. on July 26. Police say he threatened her with a knife before stealing 11,000 yen ($74) and fatally stabbing her in the neck. Mukumoto's mother, who is in her 70s and was also at home at the time, sustained injuries to her neck. The mother has reportedly told police that she did not know the assailant. Investigators have seized a 13.5-centimeter-long bloodstained knife from the suspect's residence.
Japan Today
2 days ago
- Japan Today
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over murder-robbery in Saga
Investigators examine an area near a home where a woman was killed in Imari, Saga Prefecture, on Sunday. A Vietnamese technical intern was arrested Sunday for allegedly killing a woman during a robbery at her home in the southwestern Japan city of Imari, police said. Food processing worker Dam Duy Khang, 24, is accused of killing and robbing Maiko Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language teacher in Saga Prefecture, at her home on Saturday. He was sent to prosecutors on Monday. Mukumoto's mother, aged in her 70s, sustained injuries to her neck in the attack. Police seized a blood-covered knife from the suspect's dormitory near the crime scene in Imari. The man refused to answer questions after his arrest, they said. The suspect lives with Vietnamese colleagues who are also employed via the foreign trainee system, police said. "I'm surprised (by his arrest) because he had a serious work ethic and was never absent without permission," an official of the food processing firm said. Japan's technical internship program is intended to transfer skills to developing countries, but is often criticized as a method to import low-wage labor. It is unclear whether the suspect and the murdered woman knew each other. Mukumoto's mother told investigators she had never seen him before. The suspect entered the victim's house at around 4:20 p.m. and threatened Mukumoto with a knife. It is alleged he stole 11,000 yen ($74). Mukumoto's neck was slashed, and she sustained additional wounds to other parts of her body. A masked man believed to be the suspect was captured on the home's doorbell camera. He rang the intercom and forced his way inside when the older woman opened the door, demanding "money" in Japanese. Mukumoto handed him 10,000 yen, but the suspect continued threatening her and was likely given an additional 1,000 yen, police said. © KYODO
The Star
2 days ago
- The Star
Vietnamese man arrested over murder-robbery in Japan
The Yomiuri Shimbun An investigation vehicle entering the cordoned-off area near the residence where the murder-robbery took place in Imari, Saga Prefecture, on July 26. - Yomiuri Shimbun SAGA: A Vietnamese 24-year-old male technical intern trainee has been arrested in relation to a murder-robbery and trespassing case in Imari, Saga prefecture, according to the Saga prefectural police. Suspect Dam Duy Khang is alleged to have entered the residence of Maiko Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language instructor, around 4:20pm on Saturday, where he threatened her with a knife, stole ¥11,000 (US$74) before killing her by slashing her neck as she resisted, according to the announcement. An autopsy determined that Mukumoto died from blood loss, with multiple stab and cut wounds on her neck and abdomen. According to the prefectural police, Mukumoto and her mother, in her 70s, opened the front door after the intercom rang, and the man entered. The man was quoted as telling the two women at the entrance, 'Money' and 'Show me your wallet.' Then, he is suspected of stabbing them both. The mother fled and asked a neighbour to call the police. When police officers arrived, they found Mukumoto lying unconscious in the entranceway, and her death was confirmed. The mother suffered a cut wound to her neck but is not in life-threatening condition. - The Japan News/ANN
Yomiuri Shimbun
2 days ago
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Vietnamese Man Arrested Over Murder-Robbery in Imari, Saga Pref.; 24 Year Old Stabbed Woman, Her Mother in Home
SAGA — A Vietnamese 24-year-old male technical intern trainee has been arrested in relation to a murder-robbery and trespassing case in Imari, Saga Prefecture, according to the Saga prefectural police. Suspect Dam Duy Khang is alleged to have entered the residence of Maiko Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language instructor, around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, where he threatened her with a knife, stole ¥11,000 before killing her by slashing her neck as she resisted, according to the announcement. An autopsy determined that Mukumoto died from blood loss, with multiple stab and cut wounds on her neck and abdomen. According to the prefectural police, Mukumoto and her mother, in her 70s, opened the front door after the intercom rang, and the man entered. The man was quoted as telling the two women at the entrance, 'Money' and 'Show me your wallet.' Then, he is suspected of stabbing them both. The mother fled and asked a neighbor to call the police. When police officers arrived, they found Mukumoto lying unconscious in the entranceway, and her death was confirmed. The mother suffered a cut wound to her neck but is not in life-threatening condition.
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Straits Times
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over murder-robbery in Japan
Find out what's new on ST website and app. TOKYO - A Vietnamese technical intern was arrested July 27 for allegedly killing a woman during a robbery at her home in the southwestern Japan city of Imari, police said. Food processing worker Dam Duy Khang, 24, is accused of killing and robbing Maiko Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language teacher in Saga Prefecture, at her home on July 26. He was sent to prosecutors on July 28. Ms Mukumoto's mother, aged in her 70s, suffered injuries to her neck in the attack. Police seized a blood-covered knife from the suspect's dormitory near the crime scene in Imari. The man refused to answer questions after his arrest, they said. The suspect lives with Vietnamese colleagues who are also employed via the foreign trainee system, police said. 'I'm surprised (by his arrest) because he had a serious work ethic and was never absent without permission,' an official of the food processing firm said. Japan's technical internship programme is intended to transfer skills to developing countries, but is often criticised as a method to import low-wage labor. It is unclear whether the suspect and the murdered woman knew each other. Ms Mukumoto's mother told investigators she had never seen him before. The suspect entered the victim's house at around 4.20pm and threatened Ms Mukumoto with a knife. It is alleged he stole 11,000 yen ($95). Ms Mukumoto's neck was slashed, and she sustained additional wounds to other parts of her body. A masked man believed to be the suspect was captured on the home's doorbell camera. He rang the intercom and forced his way inside when the older woman opened the door, demanding 'money' in Japanese. KYODO NEWS
