Chinese national nabbed over pepper-spray attack at Ginza Six

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 24-year-old Chinese national and university student in connection with a brazen daytime attack at an upscale shopping complex in Chuo Ward earlier this year, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Oct. 29).

According to the Tsukiji Police Station, Ye Shengfeng, of Sakai City’s Naka Ward, is accused of spraying an aerosol substance directly into the face of a man in his 30s at an ATM corner on the first floor of the Ginza Six facility at around noon on May 25.

The attack did not stop there. Thirty people in total, ranging in age from their 20s to their 80s, were caught in the cloud of spray and injured. Of those, 25 men and women were rushed to hospital complaining of throat pain and other symptoms.

Forensic analysis of the scene confirmed the presence of capsaicin, the active chemical compound found in chili peppers and used in commercial-grade pepper sprays and tear gas agents, police said.

Investigators have confirmed that Ye had no prior acquaintance with any of the victims, leaving the motive for the indiscriminate attack unclear.

Police said Ye has declined to discuss the allegations of causing bodily injury, stating only that he did not wish to speak about the incident.

After carrying out the attack, Ye fled the scene by subway. Investigators pieced together his movements through analysis of security camera footage. Detectives have also revealed that Ye met with an unidentified man near the scene shortly before the attack and are now working to locate that individual, who may have material knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the assault.

Ginza Six, one of Tokyo’s premier luxury retail destinations, draws a large daily crowd of shoppers, tourists, and office workers.

The attack in its busy ground-floor banking area struck at random members of the public in one of the capital’s most high-profile commercial spaces.

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东京（TR）——据《朝日新闻》（10月29日）报道，东京警视厅逮捕了一名24岁的中国籍大学生，他涉嫌参与今年早些时候在中央区一家高档购物中心发生的光天化日之下的袭击事件。

据筑地警察署称，堺市中区居民叶胜峰被指控于 5 月 25 日中午左右在银座 Six 购物中心一楼的自动取款机角落，向一名 30 多岁男子的脸上喷洒气溶胶物质。

袭击并未就此停止。共有30人被喷雾笼罩并受伤，年龄从20多岁到80多岁不等。其中25名男女因喉咙痛及其他症状被紧急送往医院。

警方表示，现场法医分析证实了辣椒素的存在，辣椒素是辣椒中的活性化学成分，用于商业级胡椒喷雾剂和催泪瓦斯剂中。

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警方表示，叶某拒绝讨论造成人身伤害的指控，只表示他不想谈论此事。

叶某作案后乘坐地铁逃离现场。调查人员通过分析监控录像还原了他的行踪。侦探还透露，叶某在作案前不久曾在案发现场附近与一名身份不明的男子会面，目前警方正在追查此人，他可能掌握有关袭击事件的重要信息。

银座六号是东京首屈一指的奢侈品零售目的地之一，每天都吸引着大量购物者、游客和上班族。

袭击发生在首都最繁华的商业区之一，袭击目标是该市最引人注目的商业场所之一的繁忙底层银行区，袭击者随机选择目标。

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