Flowers piled near site of fatal stabbing of Tokyo student

Flowers piled near site of fatal stabbing of Tokyo student

TOKYO, Japan - People living close to where a female college student was stabbed to death April 30 in Tokyo's Asakusa district came at various times May 12 to place flowers at the entrance of a park just 10 meters from the site and pray for the student's repose. Nearly 100 bouquets piled up in a wooden box placed in front of the alley where Mayuko Ogawa, a 19-year-old studying at Toita Women's College, was killed. On May 10, police arrested Makoto Yamaguchi, 29, on suspicion of stabbing Ogawa to death.

Suspected killer of college student arrested in Tokyo

Suspected killer of college student arrested in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Yamaguchi, a 29-year-old man from Hokkaido, was arrested in Tokyo on May 10 on suspicion of killing Mayuko Ogawa, a 19-year-old student at Toita Women's College. This likeness of the suspect has brought more than 700 tips from members of the public, police said.

Suspected killer of college student arrested in Tokyo

Suspected killer of college student arrested in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Yamaguchi, a 29-year-old man from Hokkaido, was arrested in Tokyo on May 10 on suspicion of killing Mayuko Ogawa, a 19-year-old student at Toita Women's College. This likeness of the suspect has brought more than 700 tips from members of the public, police said.

Flowers piled near site of fatal stabbing of Tokyo student

Flowers piled near site of fatal stabbing of Tokyo student

TOKYO, Japan - People living close to where a female college student was stabbed to death April 30 in Tokyo's Asakusa district came at various times May 12 to place flowers at the entrance of a park just 10 meters from the site and pray for the student's repose. Nearly 100 bouquets piled up in a wooden box placed in front of the alley where Mayuko Ogawa, a 19-year-old studying at Toita Women's College, was killed. On May 10, police arrested Makoto Yamaguchi, 29, on suspicion of stabbing Ogawa to death.

Photo of Mayuko Ogawa

Photo of Mayuko Ogawa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mayuko Ogawa, a 19-year-old student at Toita Women's College, who was stabbed to death in Tokyo on April 30.