KOBE, Aug 25 (News On Japan) –
A person arrested on suspicion of killing a resident in a Kobe residence had tailed her for greater than half-hour earlier than the assault, together with boarding the identical practice, in accordance with investigators.
Masashi Tanimoto, a 35-year-old firm worker from Tokyo, is suspected of fatally stabbing Megumi Katayama, 24, a number of occasions with a knife at her residence constructing in Chuo Ward, Kobe, on August 20.
Tanimoto has denied desiring to kill, investigators stated.
It was beforehand identified that he adopted Katayama as she returned from work; authorities now say the tailing lasted greater than half-hour.
Katayama traveled by practice from Nishi-Motomachi Station to Kobe-Sannomiya Station, and safety cameras at each stations captured Tanimoto, indicating he boarded the identical practice.
Before heading house, Katayama stopped at a grocery store, the place close by surveillance cameras additionally recorded Tanimoto.
No prior connection between the 2 has been recognized to date, and police are investigating the motive.
Source: FNN