IBARAKI (TR) – Ibaraki Prefectural Police have revealed that the person accused of murdering his former girlfriend in Mito City might have realized the place she lived by hiding a GPS unit inside a toy, experiences TV Asahi (Jan. 23).
On December 31, Takumi Ouchi, 28, is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed 31-year-old manicurist Haruka Komatsumoto with a knife and hit her on the top with a blunt object at her residence.
Ouchi, who was pregnant, was later discovered collapsed and bleeding by her husband. She was taken to a hospital the place she was later confirmed useless, police mentioned.
Ouchi and Komatsumoto ended their relationship in 2024. According to police, Ouchi, an workplace employee dwelling within the city of Shirosato, had been in search of the placement of her residence since final October.
In the newest improvement, police mentioned {that a} stuffed animal left at her residence might have been utilized by the suspect to be taught her tackle.
According to investigators, the stuffed animal was delivered to Komatsumoto’s dad and mom’ residence just a few days earlier than the incident.
The toy, which had been left at their door, contained a GPS unit that might transmit its location. I used to be delivered within the identify of a theme park operator and enclosed with a letter purporting to be a “gift for the winner of a prize draw.”
Once the stuffed animal was handed over to Komatsumoto from her dad and mom’ residence, the transmitter’s proprietor was capable of decide her present tackle. Police are contemplating the chance that the suspect himself delivered it to her dad and mom’ residence.
“A GPS unit communicates with satellites to pinpoint your location, making it possible to know your location anywhere in the world,” says crime prevention advisor, Mika Kyoshi. “They can sometimes be found in items you wouldn’t normally check the contents of. Look inside stuffed animals, presents, lucky charms and the bottoms of bags. If you find a transmitter or similar, contact the police immediately.”
Upon his arrest on suspicion of homicide on January 21, Ouchi denied the allegations.