Saitama duo accused of spraying, robbing pedestrian in late-night street attack

SAITAMA (TR) – Police in Soka City have arrested two men on suspicion of robbery resulting in injury after they allegedly ambushed a pedestrian with an aerosol spray and stole his cash, reports Fuji News Network (Oct. 8).

Teruki Tsuburaya, 22, and Masamune Takada, 23, are accused of attacking a 33-year-old man on a street in the early hours of October 1. According to police, the suspects grabbed the victim from behind, sprayed him in the face with an undisclosed substance, and physically assaulted him.

The pair then fled with the victim’s bag, which contained approximately 30,000 yen in cash and bank cards. Investigators believe the suspects immediately used the stolen cards to make purchases shortly after the brutal mugging.

Prior to the incident, Tsuburaya and Takada had been drinking at an establishment near Soka Station. Security camera footage captured the duo prowling the streets and trailing other pedestrians before ultimately targeting the victim.

Police have not disclosed whether the suspects have admitted to the allegations.

Meanwhile, investigators are probing the duo’s potential link to a similar attempted robbery that occurred just an hour and a half earlier in a nearby area. In that case, a two-man group utilized an identical spraying tactic but fled empty-handed after the victim fought back.

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埼玉（TR）——据富士新闻网（10月8日）报道，草加市警方逮捕了两名涉嫌抢劫致人受伤的男子，据称他们用喷雾剂伏击了一名行人并抢走了他的现金。

22岁的圆谷照树和23岁的高田正宗被指控于10月1日凌晨在街头袭击了一名33岁的男子。据警方称，嫌疑人从背后抓住受害者，向其脸上喷洒不明物质，并对其进行人身攻击。

随后，两人抢走了受害者的包，包里装有约3万日元现金和银行卡。调查人员认为，嫌疑人在实施这起残暴抢劫后不久，就立即使用抢来的银行卡进行了消费。

事发前，圆谷和高田曾在草加站附近的一家酒吧喝酒。监控录像显示，两人在街上游荡，尾随其他行人，最终将目标锁定在受害者身上。

警方尚未透露嫌疑人是否承认这些指控。

与此同时，调查人员正在调查这两人是否与一个半小时前发生在附近地区的另一起类似抢劫未遂案有关。在那起案件中，两名男子使用了相同的喷洒战术，但在受害者反抗后空手而逃。

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