The man was initially arrested for attempted murder, but police have changed the charge to murder. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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A 42-year-old man arrested in connection with Tuesday’s fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old woman livestreaming in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward told police he attacked her over an unpaid debt.