A 69-year-old man was arrested by police on charges of assaulting his former wife in front of the Saitama District Court building.
Takahisa Matsumoto, a resident of Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, at about 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning slashed his ex-wife’s left cheek with a knife in front of the entrance to the court as reported by Sankei Shimbun.
The man also suffered minor self-inflicted injuries, as he was being subdued by court employees and people present at the site.
The woman, in her 60s, was taken to a hospital and although she was seriously injured, there is no threat to her life, said the police.
According to police, Matsumoto has been appealing for an annulment of his divorce at the Saitama District Court and was there on Tuesday to complete procedures related to the case.
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