US EditionMan arrested in Japan after suspected car attack on children: Reports
- Police arrested 28-year-old Yuki Yazawa in Osaka on May 1, 2025, after he allegedly rammed his car into seven schoolchildren on their way home.
- Yazawa, an unemployed Tokyo resident, admitted he was "fed up with everything" and deliberately tried to kill the children by driving his car in a zigzag pattern.
- Seven injured pupils, aged seven and eight and returning from a shortened school day, were rushed to hospital; all remained conscious though one girl suffered a serious facial fracture.
- A witness reported the driver wore a surgical mask, appeared shocked after teachers dragged him from the car, and described the girl as "covered in blood" with others scratched.
- Authorities hold Yazawa on suspicion of attempted murder, highlighting a rare but serious violent incident in Japan with possible implications for public safety and legal proceedings.
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Japanese Man Rams Car Into Schoolkids & Allegedly Reverses to Hit Them Again, Gets Arrested - WORLD OF BUZZ
A 28-year-old unemployed man in Japan has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder seven children. According to The Guardian, police in Osaka arrested the suspect, Yuki Yazawa, at the scene after he allegedly drove his car into a group of schoolchildren who were walking home from school. As a result, a 7-year-old girl suffered a broken jaw while a few other children aged 7 and 8 sustained light injuries. All the children were reportedl…
'Random crime' in which a car rams into a school in Japan… 7 elementary school students injured
(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kyung Soo-hyun = A driver rammed his car into students leaving school near an elementary school in Japan, injuring seven elementary school students.
One man arrested in Japan for the alleged multiple assault of seven children
The Japanese police have arrested a man on Thursday after running over seven children with his car in an alleged deliberate attack in the city of Osaka. The minors, who were returning from school, have been injured and have been consciously taken to the hospital. An Osaka police officer, who asked to remain anonymous, explained that the driver was a 28-year-old man living in Tokyo. The officer revealed to AFP some of the comments made by the def…
Car smashes into group of schoolkids as girl left 'covered in blood' by 'fed up' driver - The Mirror
Eyewitnesses say teachers dragged the driver out of the car, as he sat motionless and wearing a mask having reportedly driven deliberately into the group of seven and eight year olds as they left school
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