HOKKAIDO (TR) – In October, a male college scholar died after was assaulted by a gaggle in Ebetsu City.
A 20-year-old girl who has been charged with theft leading to demise and different offenses responded to an interview with Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting (Dec. 24).
“I did something bad to the victim, I should have stopped it,” stated Haruna Kawamura.
The sufferer is 20-year-old college scholar Tomoya Hase, who was discovered bare and collapsed in a park in Bunkyodaiminamicho Park on the morning of October 26. He was later confirmed lifeless at a hospital.
Six individuals have been indicted on suspicion of inflicting harm leading to demise, together with Kawamura, Hase’s girlfriend, 20-year-old Ama Yagihara, and 4 juveniles.
“I’m sorry for causing trouble to my parents”
The incident started with relationship troubles between Hase and Yagihara.
Why did the violence proceed for therefore lengthy?
“I should have stopped it [when the violence started], but I couldn’t stop it because I was scared of what would happen if it happened to me,” stated Kawamura.
According to investigators, safety cameras captured 5 folks, excluding Yagihara, utilizing Hase’s money card to withdraw money from an ATM at a comfort retailer in Sapporo City after the crime. Based on statements, the quantity withdrawn is within the tens of hundreds of yen.
The PIN quantity is believed to have been obtained throughout the assault, and the suspects have said that they “shared the cash.”
Police found garments and belongings believed to belong to Hase in a river in Sapporo. Police are actually working to substantiate that they belong to Hase whereas additionally investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.
“I’m sorry for causing trouble to my parents,” Kawamura stated.