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Yakuza boss stabbed in Kobe
BY TOKYO REPORTER STAFF ON APRIL 18, 2019
HYOGO (TR) – Hyogo Prefectural Police have launched a manhunt after the boss of a criminal syndicate was stabbing in Kobe early Thursday, reports Kyodo News (Apr. 18).
At around 12:05 a.m., a woman tipped off police about a “man stabbed” in a business district in the Tsutsuicho area of Chuo Ward.
Officers arriving at the scene found the 65-year-old boss of a gang affiliated with the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi with wounds to the shoulder and buttocks.
The gang boss was transported to a hospital in serious condition. However, his life is not believed to be in danger, according to the Fukiai Police station.
Prior to the incident, the woman exited a restaurant with the gang boss. An unknown assailant, probably male, then attacked the boss from behind before fleeing in a vehicle driven by a suspected accomplice.
The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi formed following the dissolution of the Yamaguchi-gumi in 2015. Police believe the incident on Thursday is related to a dispute between the two gangs has been ongoing since the split.
Police are seeking whereabouts of the assailant on suspicion of attempted murder.
Yakuza boss stabbed in Kobe
BY TOKYO REPORTER STAFF ON APRIL 18, 2019
HYOGO (TR) – Hyogo Prefectural Police have launched a manhunt after the boss of a criminal syndicate was stabbing in Kobe early Thursday, reports Kyodo News (Apr. 18).
At around 12:05 a.m., a woman tipped off police about a “man stabbed” in a business district in the Tsutsuicho area of Chuo Ward.
Officers arriving at the scene found the 65-year-old boss of a gang affiliated with the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi with wounds to the shoulder and buttocks.
The gang boss was transported to a hospital in serious condition. However, his life is not believed to be in danger, according to the Fukiai Police station.
Prior to the incident, the woman exited a restaurant with the gang boss. An unknown assailant, probably male, then attacked the boss from behind before fleeing in a vehicle driven by a suspected accomplice.
The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi formed following the dissolution of the Yamaguchi-gumi in 2015. Police believe the incident on Thursday is related to a dispute between the two gangs has been ongoing since the split.
Police are seeking whereabouts of the assailant on suspicion of attempted murder.
