The man sought by police over a knife attack on Japanese sociologist Shinji Miyadai at a university campus in Tokyo last November is believed to have taken his own life the following month, an investigative source said Wednesday.
Miyadai, a 63-year-old academic known for books about socio-economic issues, including about girls who go on dates for money and the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was seriously wounded in the assault that took place on a pathway at Tokyo Metropolitan University’s Minami-Osawa campus in Hachioji on Nov. 29.
Police had released a series of images of the suspect, with the latest one disclosed Friday showing him riding a bicycle.
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