World · East Asia & Pacific · 4 hrs ago
Five arrested on suspicion of throwing man into Osaka's Dotonbori River
Police in Osaka arrested five people on suspicion of attempted murder after a 53-year-old man was thrown into the Dotonbori River.
The five include two adults and three teenagers aged 15 to 17, and are believed to be friends.
Police say the group assaulted the man on a riverside walkway in Osaka's Chuo Ward before throwing him into the water.
The man told police he was grabbed while drunk and singing.
He was taken to hospital with hypothermia, but his life is not in danger.
A passerby called emergency services at about 6 a.m.
after hearing someone shouting in the river.
Police suspect there was a dispute between the man and the group, and are investigating; the five people's responses to the allegations have not been disclosed.
Five people were arrested on suspicion of attempting to kill a 53-year-old man by throwing him into the Dotonbori River in Osaka.
Police say the group assaulted the man on a riverside walkway in Osaka’s Chuo Ward before throwing him into the river.
The man was taken to hospital with hypothermia, but his injuries were not life-threatening.
He told police he had been drinking and singing when three men suddenly approached and carried him.
Police suspect the five, who are believed to be friends, had some kind of dispute with the man.
- Who
- Five people, including a 23-year-old self-employed man, a 20-year-old unemployed man and three high school students aged 15 to 17.
- What
- They were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly assaulting and throwing a 53-year-old man into the river.
- When
- The incident and arrests took place on the morning of October 16.
- Where
- A riverside walkway beside the Dotonbori River in Chuo Ward, Osaka.
- Why
- Police suspect there was some kind of trouble between the group and the man. The reason is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A passerby called emergency services to report someone shouting loudly in the river.
The man was taken to hospital with hypothermia; his life was not in danger.
Five people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Suspect count
- 5 people
- Victim
- 53-year-old man
- Location
- Dotonbori River, Chuo Ward, Osaka
- Emergency call
- Around 6 a.m. on October 16
- Victim’s condition
- Hypothermia; no life-threatening injuries reported
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What people are saying
I was drinking and singing when three men suddenly approached me and carried me.