News Forum - Stabbing spree on Tokyo train Halloween night injures 17

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A man dressed in what appears to be a costume of Joker from the Batman comics and movies allegedly went on a stabbing spree on a Tokyo train Halloween night, injuring 17 people. The train had to make an emergency stop and riders escaped the train through the windows. The alleged attacker, 24 year old Kyota Hattori, was arrested and charged with attempted murder. He was quoted as saying that he had failed in work and had challenges with his friends and relationships. The suspect also said that he “wanted to kill people and be given the death penalty.” He […]

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Someone suggested on Facebook that he was in fact not impersonating the Joker but a Japanese cartoon character called Yoshikage Kira. If you look at the pictures his clothes are almost identical and the pose he is striking in the photo that they have of him is almost identical to some pictures of the cartoon character.