In a case where two men were arrested on the spot on suspicion of assault for punching a male high school student they did not know on the street in the busy area of ​​Aoba Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning of the 1st, Sendai Chuo Police Station announced on the 5th that the high school student, who had been in critical condition, died on the 3rd from head injuries. The police are investigating with the possibility of changing the charge to assault resulting in death.

According to the police, the deceased was Takumi Harada (17) from Wakabayashi Ward, Osaka City. He is believed to have gotten into a dispute with the two suspects, who had been drinking.

The suspects arrested and indicted were Koji Tada (25) and Ren Sato (26), both self-employed people from the city. They are accused of punching Harada in the face and stomach at around 5:05 a.m. on the 1st.