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Japan Today
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
Yomiuri Shimbun
3 days ago
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Vietnamese Technical Intern Arrested for Alleged Murder in Saga
Saga, July 28 (Jiji Press)—Police have arrested a 24-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of murdering a woman at a house in Imari, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. In the incident, which occurred on Saturday, Maiko Mukumoto, a resident of the house, and her mother in her 70s were stabbed with a knife-like object, leaving Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language instructor, dead and the mother injured. The suspect, Dam Duy Khang, working in Japan under the country's foreign technical intern training program, was arrested on Sunday. He told the police that he does not want to say anything. An autopsy found that Mukumoto suffered multiple stab wounds on her neck and abdomen and that she died from loss of blood. The Saga prefectural police are investigating the suspect's motive, believing that he had strong intent to kill. The suspect, also a resident of Imari, allegedly broke into Mukumoto's house around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday. He is suspected of threatening Mukumoto with a knife, stealing ¥11,000 in cash and killing her by slashing her neck. According to the prefectural police, the suspect rang the doorbell, and when the mother opened the door, he forced his way into the entrance hall. He repeatedly stabbed Mukumoto and her mother while demanding money and their wallets. He then fled the scene with the weapon. The mother fled to a neighboring house, and a resident of that house called the police. Police officers and emergency medical personnel who rushed to the scene found Mukumoto lying, covered in blood, in her house. There were signs that the house had been ransacked. The mother was also taken to the hospital with cuts to her neck and other parts of her body. Her life is not in danger, and she explained that she did not know the man who attacked her. The suspect was identified based on images left on the intercom.
