Suspect in Tokyo Train Attack Admits that He Adores “Joker”( Batman’s Villain )
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A man arrested in a knife and arson attack that injured 17 people on a train in Tokyo on Halloween night has told investigators he adores Batman’s villain character the Joker, police said Monday.
Kyota Hattori, 24, who was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder on Sunday night, was also quoted as saying that he “wanted to kill people and be given the death penalty” and that he had been “thinking from around June of being sentenced to death.”
Photos and videos posted on social media by eyewitnesses showed a man at the scene wearing a green shirt and purple suit in what appeared to be a Joker costume.
