GIFU (TR) – Gifu Prefectural Police have arrested a pair for allegedly dumping the corpse of a lady alongside a riverbank in Motosu City earlier this month, experiences TBS News (Aug. 15).
On August 7, Koji Tachibana, a 54-year-old resident of Gifu City, and Miki Kanbara, 35, allegedly left the physique of Keiko Tateno, a 53-year-old part-time worker from Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, on the riverbank in Neokoshinami.
Police haven’t revealed whether or not the 2 suspects, who’re in a relationship, admit to the allegations.
On August 6, Tateno’s husband filed a lacking particular person’s report. Three days later, police discovered her bare physique on the riverbank.
The outcomes of an post-mortem revealed the reason for demise to be asphyxiation. She is believed to have died round August 6. The following day, her automobile was present in Gifu City.
Security digital camera footage from across the scene the place her physique was found reveals Tachibana driving Tateno’s automobile.
As nicely, police have discovered that Tateno and Tachibana had beforehand been speaking by way of smartphone. Prior to her disappearance, Tateno left her house alone in her automobile and headed into Gifu Prefecture. She then met up with the 2 suspects.
Police are looking for a motive for the crime. The investigation is ongoing on suspicion of homicide.