The wife of a boxer who prevented a one-year-old from being carried away by a stroller in Adachi-ku, Tokyo, tweeted her thoughts after receiving the report.
It was released by Mayu, the wife of middleweight champion Toyo Pacific Shito Takesako (31).
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Using self-defense, he pulled the man away and held him on the ground with his hands under his armpits.
At around 11:30 am on September 21, 2022, a mother in her thirties was reportedly pushing a stroller on a sidewalk in Adachi Ward when a man in his forties suddenly grabbed a boy from the stroller. I picked it up and tried to get it out. However, the stroller belt was taken and the mother could not lift it, and the mother covered the baby and resisted.
According to an investigation by the Takenotsuka Station of the Metropolitan Police Department, the man said: “I wanted to have a child of my own.”
On the 21st, Mayu-san, who said she prevented him from being kidnapped, cited a Fuji TV article on Twitter that two men who were nearby held him down and another woman called emergency services. . In fact, Mayu-san pulled the man away. She explained that she crushed him to the ground and asked people around him to call 110 and help him.
On the 22nd, Fuji TV’s information program “Mezamashi 8” introduces the story of a woman believed to be Mayu and the footage of a security camera that was obtained.
According to footage and other sources, the suspect’s mother was pushing a stroller tens of meters behind him and, while waiting for a traffic light at an intersection, problems broke out between the man and his mother. A woman who appears to be Mayu also pushed a stroller at an intersection and crossed the pedestrian crossing, she noticed problems along the way and turned around as she pushed the stroller.
At first he thought of arguing with his wife, but his mother repeatedly shouted: “Help me!” Using her self-defense knowledge, she pulled the man away and held him down from behind with both hands under his armpits. A man who was passing by on a bicycle and a male client who was at a nearby hairdresser are also said to have rushed to arrest the man.
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“If the man had had a knife, the ending would have been different.”
As for the prevention of the kidnapping, Mayu-san explained the situation in more detail on Twitter.
After listening to her mother’s request for help, she parked the stroller in a safe place in front of the beauty salon, ran with all her might towards the man, dragged him away and fell with him. As she was, she kept the man on his stomach, but she is said to have asked for reinforcement from the people around him because she couldn’t do it with her own weight.
Mayu recalled that she was a normal woman and that she was not strong because she was the wife of a martial artist, and that if the man had had a knife, the ending would have been different. She said, “There’s nothing wrong with people who were scared and couldn’t move,” but there were a lot of people who were taking pictures without calling 110. She said she passed it to people.
“If you encounter an accident, I want you to try to protect and save rather than out of curiosity. Even if you can’t do something yourself, call the police or look for something to do. Of course, evidence is important, but it doesn’t change your life. , I cannot
He also said mothers with young children should be careful.
“Make sure you fasten the stroller’s shoulder strap. Don’t take it off and just put your feet on because you don’t like it. Aside from falls, as mothers know, it takes time to remove the shoulder strap.”
“If you are about to be kidnapped, the culprit will lower your face to remove the shoulder strap, then use a hard object nearby and shoot through the chin from the bottom up. The chin is the vital point of a human, so it will take a while. I can’t move “
Husband: “Ask for help from those around you and move in a direction where large numbers of people can deal with it.”
Mayu also introduced a site for self defense techniques, saying, “If my husband hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t think about self defense techniques, so please take the opportunity to make sure you bring self defense techniques to yours. heart.” rice field. However, he said that the use of self-defense techniques can be dangerous, and said: “Even if it is right to act, it is not right to act. First of all it is important that everyone protects themselves adequately, and I think they can do something about it. “, he added.
On September 22, her husband, Shito, also quoted Mayu’s post on Twitter, saying, “As a father to a child, of course I think it was really good to have been able to help those who were victims. I am proud of mine. actions, “he said, revealing his mixed feelings.
“Honestly, being rescued safely is just an afterthought. I didn’t think I would use what I told you as a self-defense technique, but to help others. Please don’t imitate anyone.”
“I got a phone call right after this incident, but I listened with great anxiety that something had happened to my daughter or my wife because I was speaking in a very shaky voice. I was told that I didn’t have it and that my life it cannot be changed.
Assuming the suspect man may have a weapon or have experience in martial arts, he said, “From now on, I would like to ask for the cooperation of those around me and ask for help, and move in a direction where a great deal of number of people can deal with it. I will, “he also expressed his thoughts. Then, “My wife was very scared, so I’m writing this just because I want everyone to know and be careful, so there’s a risk, but my wife’s feelings are strong and Twitter seems to be fair. I’m happy to hear it,” he concludes. .
(Hiroyuki Noguchi, editorial department of J-CAST News)
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