HYOGO, May 28, 2026 (News On Japan) –
Police in Hyogo Prefecture on May twenty seventh launched a brand new picture of a wished homicide suspect believed to have modified garments a number of occasions whereas fleeing after the killing of a mom and daughter in Tatsuno City, elevating considerations that he should still be hiding within the surrounding space.
The newly launched picture is believed to indicate suspect Kenji Oyama, 42, sitting beneath Hassaki Bridge over the Ibo River, about two kilometers south of the crime scene, at round 4 p.m. on May twentieth, the day after the our bodies have been found.
A resident who discovered the scene suspicious reportedly photographed the person with a smartphone and later supplied the picture to police. Oyama is seen sitting on a chair together with his arms on his knees, carrying a light-colored towel round his neck, black-rimmed glasses, and a white face masks.
Police consider the situation beneath the bridge would have supplied shelter from each daylight and rain. The space is surrounded by thick vegetation and sees little foot visitors, making it troublesome for passersby to note somebody hiding there.
A black chair resembling the one seen within the picture was nonetheless left on the riverside when reporters visited the scene.
Investigators say Oyama seems to have modified garments at the very least twice whereas on the run. In the newly launched picture, he’s seen carrying a greenish long-sleeved jacket and striped pants, whereas beforehand launched footage taken on May seventeenth confirmed him carrying a black long-sleeved high over a white T-shirt.
Oyama is needed nationwide on suspicion of murdering Chihiro Tanaka, 52. Her mom, Sumie Tanaka, 74, was additionally discovered lifeless at their residence in Tatsuno City, with investigators believing the killings occurred round May thirteenth.
Security digital camera footage obtained by investigators reportedly captured a person believed to be Oyama strolling close to JR Harima-Shingu Station on the afternoon of May 14th whereas trying round nervously. He was additionally reportedly seen on cameras at a number of different stations in Tatsuno City, together with JR Hon-Tatsuno Station.
On May sixteenth, Oyama reportedly got here into contact with cops in Takasago City, round 30 kilometers from the crime scene. In the early hours of May seventeenth, police escorted him close to his household residence.
A close-by resident later reported seeing a person believed to be Oyama sitting exterior a home shortly after 4:20 a.m.
“My daughter called me saying there was a man sitting near the entrance and she was too frightened to go inside,” the resident stated.
The man reportedly staggered away from the property round 5 a.m.
Police additionally carried out a forensic search and home inspection at Oyama’s household residence subsequent to the victims’ residence by May twenty seventh, however no knife believed to have been used within the killings was discovered.
Investigators consider Oyama could also be hiding in vacant properties close by, partly as a result of he was believed to have had solely about 550 yen in money whereas fleeing.
Police are persevering with the search and are calling for data relating to his whereabouts.
Source: YOMIURI