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  1. A Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) man serving at a garrison in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, was arrested for attempting to indecently assault a woman and injuring her.

    The suspect, 44-year-old Taishi Maruo, a second-ranked land sergeant of the Ground Self-Defence Force Itami Garrison, was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault.

    According to the police, the suspect is suspected of having strangled a woman (then 26 years old) on her way home on a street in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, late at night in July 2021 from behind in an attempt to indecently assault her, blocking her mouth and injuring her when he pulled her backwards.

    The woman hit her head on the road and sustained minor injuries that will take a week to heal.

    When the woman shouted “Help!”the suspect fled the scene.The woman and Maruo did not know each other.

    The police investigated the security cameras in the area, and the suspect Maruo surfaced.

    The police plan to investigate the motive for the crime in detail.

    The GSDF Itami Garrison has stated that it is still investigating and will not comment.