Police arrest Russian in slashing of Japanese woman

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Saturday arrested a 33-year-old Russian male for slashing a Japanese woman he lives with in Kunitachi City, reports Fuji News Network (April 4).

At approximately 3:10 a.m., Alexander Latov is alleged to have cut the face of his female roommate, 64, with a kitchen knife inside the inside the apartment they share in the Fujimidai area.

According to police, the suspect, who has been charged with attempted murder, was drunk at the time of the incident.

Police are now attempting to determine a motive for the attack.