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Blogger Stabbed To Death After Internet Abuse Seminar (theguardian.com)

A prominent Japanese blogger has been stabbed to death minutes after giving a seminar on how to resolve personal disputes on the internet. The Guardian reports: Media reports said Kenichiro Okamoto, better known by his blogger name Hagex, died on Sunday evening after reportedly being attacked by a man he had argued with online. The suspect, Hidemitsu Matsumoto, allegedly followed Okamoto into the toilets after he had ended his talk at a venue in the south-western city of Fukuoka.

Okamoto was stabbed several times before staggering out of the toilets after his assailant, who fled on a bicycle, according to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper. Okamoto, who sustained stab wounds to the chest and neck, was taken to hospital where he was confirmed dead. His attacker reportedly handed himself in almost three hours after the attack.

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  1. The tally is up to 3 now... by fibonacci8 · · Score: 5, Funny
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  2. Hey ladies! by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    For your information, I give seminars on how to avoid crazy sex with multiple gorgeous women.

    Hint hint...

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    1. Re:Hey ladies! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Unfortunately, your are still getting stabbed. The only thing changes is by whom.

  3. Re:He was good, but... by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...his opponent's technique was cutting edge.

    Stop being a hack: any way you slice it, it's too soon for using a sharp wit to mock his death.

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