Fan stabs Japanese popstar dozens of times for rejecting his gift (Photos)

 Japanese pop star Mayu Tomita is in a coma after a fan stabbed her dozens of times because she reportedly refused his gift.Police found a three-inch folding knife at the scene in western Tokyo on Saturday.

A bloodstained mask and a trail of blood were found on the stairs near where the star was due to give a concert later that evening.

Tomohiro Iwazaki, 27, confessed to stabbing Tomita in the neck and chest.He claimed he “ambushed” the star because she returned a gift he sent her.

According to The Japan Times, Iwazaki told police:

 “I lost my temper and stabbed her many times because she didn’t clearly answer.”

The man is thought to have sent the 20-year-old online a barrage of messages via Twitter and her blog.In the posts he claimed to have sent a watch to her between January and February – but it was returned in April.

He wrote: “I will never forget that I was looked down upon by you.”

But another message said:

 “It’d would be radical to kill just because (someone was) rejected by a girl.” 

Police now plan to re-arrest Iwazaki on suspicion of attempted murder, the Japan Times added.