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14-year-old arrested after stabbing 13-year-old in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo's Higashi Ward arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder.
The arrest followed a stabbing on a street on the evening of October 20.
Police say the boy used an ice pick to stab a 13-year-old boy in the chest.
The younger boy was hospitalized with a chest wound, but he was conscious and his life was not in danger.
One account said the boys did not know each other.
Police are investigating what happened and the circumstances around the attack.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old boy in Sapporo.
The incident happened on a street in Sapporo’s Higashi Ward on the night of October 20.
Police say the suspect used an ice pick to stab the younger boy in the chest.
The injured boy was conscious and was not in life-threatening condition, according to reports.
One report said the boy had a chest wound expected to take three weeks to heal.
- Who
- A 14-year-old boy was arrested; the injured boy is 13.
- What
- The 14-year-old is suspected of stabbing the younger boy in the chest with an ice pick. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
- When
- The incident happened on the night of October 20, 2026.
- Where
- On a street in Higashi Ward, Sapporo, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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A 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed a 13-year-old boy in the chest with an ice pick on a street in Sapporo’s Higashi Ward.
Police arrested the 14-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Suspect
- 14-year-old boy
- Injured boy
- 13-year-old boy
- Weapon
- Ice pick
- Location
- Higashi Ward, Sapporo
- Injury
- Chest stab wound; one report said recovery would take three weeks
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What people are saying
I stabbed him in the chest intending to kill him