Kochi prefectural police are investigating an incident involving a man who sustained severe injuries after being stabbed several times in the abdomen. Police said they believe the attack is linked to a dispute the victim was having with another man over their children dating.

TBS quoted police as saying the incident occurred at around 9 p.m. in the city of Tosa. The suspect, identified as Satoshi Shikiji, 43, approached his 49-year-old acquaintance on the street and repeatedly stabbed him in the abdomen and elsewhere before fleeing. A few hours later at around 2 a.m., police arrested Shikiji only 850 meters away from the scene of the crime.

Although Shikiji has remained quiet since his arrest, police said that he was apparently upset that his daughter and the victim's son had been dating and were discussing marriage. Furthermore, Shikiji stabbed the victim at the place where he was scheduled to be introduced to his daughter's boyfriend.

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