Elderly woman fatally stabbed near Tokyo, police launch murder probe

From Kyodo

May 12 2025

CHIBA – An elderly woman was found collapsed on a street in Chiba near Tokyo on Sunday afternoon and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, police said, adding they have launched a murder investigation as she had a stab wound to her back.

The police are still trying to confirm the identity of the victim and searching for the suspect and weapon. The woman was found around 5:10 p.m. on Sunday in a residential area about 1 kilometer east of JR Tsuga Station.

According to the police, a passerby made an emergency call reporting that an older woman was lying unconscious and bleeding from the head.

Firefighters also received a report that a woman believed to be in her 70s was bleeding from her head and nose.