CHIBA (TR) – A person in custody in reference to a murder-arson case wherein a pair was fatally stabbed and close by buildings set ablaze in Kashiwa City final month had beforehand complained to a 3rd celebration a few non-payment of funds, police revealed on December 25.
At simply after 6:00 p.m. on December 18, a neighbor discovered Toshiaki Watarai and his spouse, Reiko, each 59, collapsed inside their residence.
Toshiaki Watarai had suffered a stab wound to the stomach. Meanwhile, Reiko acquired a wound to the chest. Both have been later confirmed useless at a hospital.
The following night time, police accused Kaoru Sakamaki, 77, of obstruction of official duties after he allegedly tried to flee law enforcement officials.
In the newest improvement, in accordance with the Asahi Shimbun (Dec. 26), Sakamaki advised a detailed buddy previous to the incident, “I’m going to kill [Wwtarai] because he won’t pay me back my money, then set the house on fire and kill myself.”
Hemorrhagic shock
The outcomes of autopsies performed on December 20 revealed that the reason for loss of life of each Watarai and his spouse was hemorrhagic shock, police stated.
In addition to defensive wounds made in an try to guard oneself, every had a number of stab wounds. A stab wound in Toshiaki’s again reached his lung, and a wound in Reiko’s left chest reached her coronary heart.
Based on the situation of the injuries on the 2 our bodies, the police imagine that the perpetrator dedicated the crime with a robust intent to kill.
Arson
A automotive much like Sakamaki’s was discovered parked in entrance of Watarai’s home previous to the incident. As nicely, bloodstains from the suspect have been found on the scene of the fireplace.
An examination of the couple’s dwelling confirmed indicators of a battle. As nicely, not less than one witness reported {that a} lady was arguing with an individual simply earlier than the incident was found.
About 10 minutes after the invention of the collapsed couple, a fireplace broke out about 600 meters from the crime scene. It destroyed Sakamaki’s home and 7 different residential buildings.
Two individuals, a person in his 70s and a girl in her 80s, sustained non-life-threatening accidents and have been hospitalized.
According to investigators, when the fireplace broke out on the home, the suspect was seen throwing one thing that was on fireplace close to the scene, after which leaving in a automotive.
According to the fireplace division, there was additionally data that there was a gasoline-like scent on the scene and an explosion was heard on the time, reviews NHK (Dec. 20).
Buns masking his decrease physique
Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Sakamaki on suspicion of arson on December 19. That night time, police following up on a tip a few suspicious automobile parked on a highway in Inzai City — about 30 kilometers away — situated Sakamaki.
At the time, burns lined Sakamaki’s decrease physique. Officers later escorted him to a hospital for remedy.
Watarai runs a real-estate associated enterprise. Prior to incident, Sakamaki had requested a property appraisal the corporate. Police imagine that the assault might been motivated by the suspect’s dissatisfaction with the appraisal.
Police are persevering with the investigation, searching for to substantiate whether or not there’s a connection between the murders and the arson.