HYOGO –
A 46-year-old physician arrested on suspicion of dismembering his spouse’s physique and dumping the stays in a river in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, has admitted to the allegations, telling investigators that he laid a blue plastic sheet within the lavatory earlier than slicing up the physique and transporting it by automotive.
The suspect, Kenji Shimomura, a physician from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, is suspected of utilizing a knife or different bladed instrument to dismember the physique of his spouse, Mami, who was 41 on the time, at their dwelling in Amagasaki in August 2025 earlier than disposing of the stays within the Kanzaki River, which flows by way of the town.
During police questioning, Shimomura reportedly admitted to the allegations, saying, “I did it alone.”
He additionally informed investigators that he had laid a blue plastic sheet on the lavatory flooring earlier than dismembering the physique and had positioned the stays in a bag, which he then carried by automotive to the river.
Police have seized a number of knives and different bladed devices from the house the place the couple lived on the time of the incident.
Investigators are inspecting the circumstances surrounding Mami’s demise and imagine Shimomura could have details about how she died.
Source: TBS