Shocking moment knife welding man attacks prostitute in China

Photo: Shanghaiist

An unemployed 42-year-old manman lured a female escort into a hotel room, created her strip naked, robbed her and so tried to attack her with a fruit knife.

The incident happened one month agone in Wanhua district of recent Taipeh town, though footage of the scene was solely recently free.

According to a report on Shanghaiist, the man, known by the name Shi, did it to 'cleanse her of her sins'.

The culprit told police that he had detected the 'Lord' telling him throughout his prayer time 3 years agone to "cleanse the sins of a prostitute with blood".



He then went out and purchased a fruit knife from a neighborhood food market for around 200NTD, however waited of these years to act.

He had tried to escape once edifice workers, alerted by the woman's screams, hurried to assist her.

Police questioned whether or not the person, UN agency claimed to be a 'messenger from God' had a history of mental state. However, he told them throughout associate examination that "his head is extremely clear".

They set to charge him for theft and counseled that prosecutors send him for medical.

The female victim, known by the name Dai, survived the incident.