Kure man arrested for attacking woman with hammer

A 42-year-old man from Hiro in Kure has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after hitting a woman in her 40s multiple times in the head with what appears to be a hammer at her apartment at around 7 pm on November 14.

The woman suffered a serious head injury and was taken to the hospital, but her life is not in danger. During police questioning, the man reportedly admitted to hitting the woman, but said he had no intention of killing her.

The suspect is believed to have taken the woman, who was on the premises of the apartment complex, into his room, but the two were not acquainted, and police are currently investigating the details of the incident.

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