ショッキングなニュースです。
ボクも知っている日本人女性が暴漢に襲われました。
極めて治安は良いと思うのですが、こういった事件もやはりあります。
Hello Oishi-san, Hiromi & Moe-chang,
Genki desu-ka ? Hope you are all well in Oyama.
I'm okay, doing the usual things & sometimes busy with work.
Yesterday was the last & 15th day of Chinese New Year with
the full moon.
I'm actually quite tired of the continuous "celebrations" from December until
now, so hopefully life will be back to "normal" after
this.
It was nice spending some time with my parents in my hometown.
The reunion was a quiet one this year because my
brother & sister did not
join us. Unfortunately our Pangkor trip was not so good, mainly due to the
the motel which was run-down, and also some yakuza-type teenage bikers
making noise & trouble the whole night !
So we cut short the "holiday" and went home to relax.
Mrs ＊＊＊ had a terrifying
experience 2 weeks ago, just
before our New Year.
She was attacked at knife-point, in a lift at our Condo in the morning.
The young Chinese man took her to the 18th floor & then to the fire escape
stairs.
She was very scared but brave, when she tried to get his knife. During the
struggle,
they both fell down about 10 steps ! Luckily she's OK
except for a few
bruises but
the attacker got
cut and probably panicked when he
saw himself bleeding.
She managed to grab
the knife & throw it a few
floors down.
The guy then gestured to her to go and he ran off.
After calling her husband, she phoned me & we went to see
Security.
The knife was later found on the 7th floor. There were blood
stains at the
18th floor fire-escape landing area.
We had to make a police
report of course. Spent the whole
day
at the police station, so we were very tired, thirsty & hungry.
Anyway, they managed to catch the attacker the next day.
We had already suspected the guy earlier, who was a
sub-contractor
doing renovations in an apartment on the 18th floor.
We still don't know why he attacked Mrs ＊＊＊.
Apparently he had taken
some drugs & didn't realize what he was doing. I don't
believe his story.
What is even
crazier is the way the police handled matters.
They asked Mrs Nakata to go to the police station again to identify the
suspect.
After waiting almost 2 hours, they finally lined-up a few guys in
a room
and told
her to go & 'select' the right one by touching his shoulder !
Isn't this terrible
?! I'm really shocked and
angry.
Imagine having to face the attacker again in the same room and
then forced to touch him. I would have protested and refused to
do
such a ridiculous
thing. As if the victim hasn't suffered
enough.
They should at least use numbers on the suspects, and a special
room
with a 2-way mirror. We are supposed to be in the Age of Technology !!
Mrs Nakata said she had no sunglasses to 'hide' her face, so the
bad guy
glared at her. Don't
you think it's awful ?
Well, that's not the end of the story. Mrs ＊＊＊ may
have go to court and
relive the whole
nightmare. And also, the police
inspector who had been
interviewing her had the cheek (rudeness) to ask if she had any
single
Japanese girl-friends he could meet (because he likes Japanese
girls).
I can't believe how unprofessional and insensitive the local
police are.
Mr & Mrs ＊＊＊ have just gone back to Fukuoka for a holiday.
Got to go now & get my dinner. Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards, Cathy
celebrations お祝い
reunion 再会
due to 〜 〜のせいで
run-down ひどい
terrifying experience おっそろしい経験
knife-point ナイフを持った暴漢
the fire escape stairs. 非常階段
was very scared but brave すっごく怖かったけど、勇気があった
struggle 戦う
bruises 打撲キズ
got cut 切った
bleed 血を流す
grab the knife & throw ナイフを掴んで、投げた
police report 警察への報告
thirsty & hungry 喉がかわいて、腹も減った
What is even crazier is the way the police handled matters.
なによりもっと狂っているのは、警察の事件の処理の仕方だ
identify 証明する
suspect 容疑者
touch 接触する
Isn't this terrible ?! これってひどくない？
ridiculous thing おろかなこと
As if the victim hasn't suffered enough
被害はまだ充分ではなかった
in the Age of Technology !! 最新の技術
glared at にらみつける
Don't you think it's awful ? それっておっかなくない？
relive the whole
nightmare すべての悪夢を思い出す