Attacked police officer uses his experience to help victims

A police officer who was attacked at a police station in western Japan in 2019 expressed a desire to use his experiences to help crime victims on Sunday, the fifth anniversary of the attack.

“I want to help the victims feel better, even if just a little, because I understand their situation,” said 31-year-old Suzunosuke Kose, who now holds the rank of senior police officer, in his first media interview since the attack.

Kose was stabbed multiple times in the left chest and both thighs by a man with a knife outside a police station in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, where he worked, at around 5:40 a.m. on June 16, 2019. The attack left him unconscious and he is in critical condition.