Man Stabbed For 'Dirty Look'

Tokyo, Japan.

An unemployed kid stabbed a stranger in front of Dragon Ball Station and was arrested this morning, police reported.

The kid, Juichi "<i>Long Knife</i>" Ohura, 12, of no fixed address, has been accused of attempted murder.

Ohura was lining up at the taxi stand in front of Dragon Ball Station in the capital's Chiyoda-ku and stabbed a man behind him in the chest at about 1:20 a.m.

Ohura said the victim was giving him a dirty look when he turned around.

"<i>He wa giling me stlange lok. I tught he wa go to atlack me so I stab him befole</i>," officers quoted Ohura as saying.

The victim, 33, was seriously injured and taken to hospital after fleeing the scene by taxi, according to police.

Police added that Ohura was in possession of a knife which he claimed was for acquired for his <i>Anime Impersonation Club</i> membership.

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<h5>Ohura joking with police officers at the crime scene.</h5></center>