On November 30 Tokyo police revealed that they had
arrested a 40-year old man for repeatedly sending garbage items to former childhood
acquaintances as part of a revenge plot.
arrested a 40-year old man for repeatedly sending garbage items to former childhood
acquaintances as part of a revenge plot.
According to Tokyo Metropolitan Police, Shigeta Miura,
an unemployed resident of Musashino City, sent over 500 pieces of mail during
the period of August 2015 until October 2016. The pieces of correspondence contained
garbage items such as rotten tea leaves, empty candy wrappers and women’s
stockings.
an unemployed resident of Musashino City, sent over 500 pieces of mail during
the period of August 2015 until October 2016. The pieces of correspondence contained
garbage items such as rotten tea leaves, empty candy wrappers and women’s
stockings.
Miura sent the pieces of correspondence to 4 different
men who had been part of his Boy Scout troop from elementary school through
high school. Miura claimed that they had bullied him as a child. He said that
they had forced him to eat his bento (boxed lunch) by himself. Police have not
yet been able to confirm whether the bullying Miura is claiming actually took
place.
men who had been part of his Boy Scout troop from elementary school through
high school. Miura claimed that they had bullied him as a child. He said that
they had forced him to eat his bento (boxed lunch) by himself. Police have not
yet been able to confirm whether the bullying Miura is claiming actually took
place.
Miura is being charged with having violated an
anti-nuisance ordinance. He has admitted to the allegations and was quoted by
police as saying “I did it as revenge for being bullied.”
anti-nuisance ordinance. He has admitted to the allegations and was quoted by
police as saying “I did it as revenge for being bullied.”
