TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male German national for allegedly spraying a liquid on two women in Shibuya Ward earlier this week, reports TV Asahi (Aug. 3).
On Sunday, Anton Weimer, 45, allegedly sprayed the unidentified liquid on the neck of a 20-year-old female college student without saying a word while she walked on Takeshita-dori.
About 30 minutes later, the suspect allegedly sprayed two other women at a location about 500 meters from the first incident.
There were no injuries in the incidents, police said.
“I did something, ” said Weimer through the police, admitting the accusations.
Police are now trying to identify the liquid.
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