IBARAKI (TR) – In the case of six individuals arrested for abandoning a person’s physique in a forested space within the city of Sakai final 12 months, Tokyo Metropolitan Police has rearrested two of the alleged perpetrators on suspicion of homicide, reviews TBS News (Feb. 26).
The two defendants rearrested on suspicion of homicide and kidnapping for revenue in reference to the dying of Jun are 33-year-old Shogo Umeda and 27-year-old Seiya Kumazaki.
Umeda and Kumazaki are suspected of going to Matsunaga’s dwelling between June 11 and 13. They lured Matsunaga, then 48, with considered one of them saying, “Let’s talk for a bit, let’s go outside.”
After kidnapping him, Umeda and Kumazaki are additionally suspected of killing Matsunaga by kicking him within the head whereas inside a automobile.
Umeda has remained silent throughout questioning, whereas Kumazaki has denied the fees, police mentioned.
On June 15, Umeda, Kumazaki and 4 others buried the corpse of Matsunaga two meters deep within the forest in Sakai. Investigators discovered the almost bare corpse final October.
According to police, a video was discovered on Umeda’s smartphone displaying Matsunaga’s palms and toes sure with plastic rope as he was being severely assaulted.
Also arrested was Ayuka Tadano, 25, on suspicion of kidnapping for revenue. She denies the allegations, police mentioned. She is among the many defendants accused of abandoning a corpse.
Police beforehand mentioned that Umeda had change into offended with Matsunaga over a relationship with a feminine acquaintance. He then instructed Tadano, who knew Matsunaga, to lure him out.
Police are investigating the likelihood that Umeda had deliberate the crime with the goal of seizing Matsunaga’s alleged unlawful drug pursuits.