Man Stabbed on Street in Ashiya, Hyogo Pref.; Police Take into Custody 2 Men Thought to Have Fled Scene (UPDATE 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

12:52 JST, January 16, 2025

A passer-by called 119 to report that a man had been stabbed on the road at around 10:15 on Thursday, in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. The man was believed to have been stabbed in the abdomen and was taken to hospital by ambulance. According to the Ashiya City Fire Department, the man was conscious when he was taken to hospital.

The police chased down two men who were thought to have fled the scene and took them into custody.

According to the Ashiya Police Station and other sources, the man was stabbed on the street. There was information that two men in their 30s or 40s had fled in a car, and the police were pursuing them.