Yuzuki Ishizawa has been named by Tokyo police as the victim in a fatal stabbing that happened on Friday, November 15 in a bustling district of Niigata city.
Yuzuki Ishizawa was stabbed in a building near JR Niigata station at around 9 p.m. She was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. According to witnesses and people working in the same building, she worked at a drinking establishment there.
A 60-year-old man who was in a bar on the fourth floor said he was surprised to hear a police siren and went to investigate. As he descended the stairs, he saw a woman on the second-floor landing with rescue workers giving her artificial respiration.