‘Money, money’ Japan knife-wielding mugger who stabbed China tourist sparks mainland fury
- Plucky Chinese tourist suffered stab wounds fighting off attacker, who was forced to flee empy-handed
The plight of a tourist from China who was stabbed by a mugger in Japan who shouted “money money” as he staged the violent robbery has flooded mainland social media with outrage.
Su Weihao,53, ands his wife were returning to their hotel in the city of Osaka on the Japanese island of Honshu when the robber struck on July 22, according to a report in The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper.
The knife-wielding attacker repeatedly shouted “money, money” during the incident in which Su suffered a stab wound to his left arm and hand. His wife was unharmed.
The couple sought refuge in a nearby convenience store where customers called the police. Their assailant fled empty-handed.
Police, who described the assailant as approximately 1.7 metres tall, wearing a white T-shirt, say he is facing charges of robbery and personal injury.
On July 23, staff from the Chinese Consulate in Osaka told Southern Metropolis Daily that the incident has been properly handled, adding that they will provide assistance as soon as they receive a request.