Konami Worker Charged with Tried Homicide After Attacking Boss with Hearth Extinguisher


There’s by no means a boring day at Konami it appears – however this story isn’t actually a laughing matter. In response to Japanese publication Asahi Shimbun Digital, an worker has been charged with tried homicide after attacking his boss with a hearth extinguisher, and allegedly hitting him “with the intention of killing him”. The story provides that the assault stems from allegations of office harassment lodged by the suspect in 2020, though the small print are nonetheless creating.