TOKYO (TR) – The case remained unsolved for greater than a decade — after which an investigator stepped ahead.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 44-year-old man in reference to the unsolved theft and assault that left a lady severely injured in Arakawa Ward in 2014, stories the Mainichi Shimbun? (Mar. 3).
At round 9:30 a.m. on March 6, 2014, Shota Osawa allegedly pushed down a lady, then aged 84, on a avenue within the ward and stealing her bag containing 15,000 yen in money.
The girl sustained a damaged arm that took two months to heal, police mentioned.
During questioning, Osawa partially denied the fees. He mentioned, “I remember committing a bag-snatching, but given my personality, I don’t think I would have pushed anyone.”
Although the face of the wrongdoer was captured on safety cameras across the crime scene on the time, he was unable to be recognized. As a outcome, the the case remained unsolved for greater than a decade.
According to Oku Police Station, a male detective from the station started re-examining unsolved instances that had occurred within the station’s jurisdiction three months prior.
During that investigation, a person who intently resembled the suspect within the safety digicam footage emerged. He then tracked down the Osawa’s whereabouts and made an arrest.
The statute of limitations for theft and assault was 15 years.