CHIBA (TR) – Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested a 47-year-old man who used to work at a resort in Ichihara City over the alleged homicide and theft of a entrance desk clerk earlier this month.
On November 1, Atsushi Egawa is suspected of murdering worker Hitomi Saeki, 56, on the resort in Ichihara City by slashing her neck with a knife. He additionally stands accused ofd stealing roughly 12,000 yen in money, studies NHK (Nov. 13).
During police questioning, Egawa admitted to the fees. “There is no doubt that I killed the woman and stole her cash,” Egawa was quoted.
Egawa, who was indicted on Thursday, used to work on the resort and was a colleague of Saeki.
At the time of the incident, Saeki was working alone. At round 7:30 a.m., the feminine supervisor of the resort discovered Saeki collapsed on the entrance desk.
According to police, her wrists had been tied and her face crushed. She additionally had a wound to her neck that appeared to have been made with a knife. Emergency personnel arriving on the scene later confirmed her useless.
Investigations to this point have proven that the cost machine within the resort visitor rooms was damaged, however the money was left behind.
In addition, Saeki’s pockets and different objects have been left behind. Cash and money playing cards have been additionally left on the scene with out being stolen.
However, additional investigations revealed that the roughly 12,000 yen in money, believed to have been stolen by Egawa, had been saved on the entrance desk.
The safety digital camera close to the entrance desk had a towel wrapped round it in order that it couldn’t movie. But Egawa emerged as a suspect based mostly on footage from different safety cameras positioned close to the crime scene.
The investigation is ongoing with police believing Egawa dedicated the crime in an effort to steal the resort’s gross sales proceeds.