TOKYO (TR) – The Tachikawa department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Tuesday indicted a 49-year-old man over the killing of his spouse in Kunitachi City six years in the past, reviews Jiji Press (Mar. 17).
On the night time of November 29, 2020, Jun Takahari, an organization worker, choked his spouse, 41-year-old Asaka, unconscious and shoved her off the balcony of their ninth-floor condominium, prosecutors stated.
Prosecutors didn’t reveal whether or not Takahari admits to the allegations.
In 2021, he was arrested for homicide. However, he was subsequently launched pending additional investigation.
“I was smoking a cigarette”
During its investigation, Tokyo Metropolitan Police, discovering no obvious motive for suicide for Asaka and citing the dearth of fingerprints or fiber traces on the balcony railing, suspected Takahari had strangled his spouse, rendered her unconscious and thrown her from the perch.
Upon his arrest in 2021 on suspicion of homicide, Takahari denied the allegations. During voluntary questioning earlier than his arrest, he said, “I was smoking a cigarette on the balcony when I found my wife had fallen.” He added, “She probably committed suicide due to postpartum depression.”
He was launched the next March with out expenses being filed.
According to sources, police meticulously examined the post-mortem outcomes and the findings of the autumn web site. They continued their investigation, consulting with a number of specialists and conducting reenactment experiments.
Divorce had been mentioned
At the time of her dying, Asaka was actively concerned in elevating their younger youngster, even enrolling her in a youngsters’s theater group. Shortly earlier than the incident, she had contacted family members to tell them she can be taking part in a mochi-making occasion the next month.
When Asaka’s mom spoke to reporters after Takahari’s arrest, she said that she had contacted her shortly earlier than the incident saying, “Jun says he’s going to do something. I’m scared.” She additionally insisted that “suicide is impossible.” The couple reportedly argued always, and divorce had been mentioned.
It is uncommon for a person to be indicted for homicide 5 years after his launch. The Tachikawa department said that this was “the result of a careful investigation, given the seriousness of the case.”