In a case where a woman was stabbed at the Komeda Coffee Kashihara Kita branch in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, on the 5th, it was revealed that the victim was Harumi Takaishi (47) from Shinmachi, Tawaramoto Town, Nara Prefecture, and that she was confirmed dead after being taken to the hospital, according to an interview with the Nara Prefectural Police Kashihara Police Station. The prefectural police arrested Hiroki Takaishi (45) from Ajima, Tawaramoto Town, Nara Prefecture, a demolition worker who was at the scene, on suspicion of attempted murder. The police plan to change the charge to murder and investigate.

According to police, the suspect said the woman was his ex-wife and the two were living separately.

The suspect is accused of attempting to kill a woman by stabbing her in the neck at a coffee shop in Kashihara City at around 1:20 pm on the 5th. Prefectural police are investigating the motive and circumstances at the time.