A robbery and murder occurred at a Japanese convenience store, where the suspect stabbed an employee and then fled.

Japan Convenience Store Robbery and Murder Case This Morning

At around 3 a.m. on February 7, a man without a job, Tanaka Soma (28 years old), was arrested for suspected robbery and murder at a convenience store in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture.

According to the surveillance footage, suspect Tanaka Soma stabbed a female store employee several times with a knife and then stole a pack of cigarettes and fled the store.

The police found the suspect's home based on the surveillance footage, and the suspect was arrested about two hours after the incident.

He confessed to the charges by the police, saying, "I stabbed the female store employee multiple times with a knife and then ran away from the cash register with a pack of cigarettes."

When the police and emergency personnel arrived at the scene, the female store employee still had a knife inserted in her abdomen and was conscious.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856427066510473/

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