Police in Japan have arrested a former boyfriend of a 20-year-old woman whose dead body was found in his home near Tokyo.
27-year-old Shirai Hideyuki was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of abandoning a corpse. Police had earlier questioned him after he arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The suspect had left Japan last month and returned on a flight from the United States.
Investigators found a bag containing a partially skeletonized body on Wednesday, at Shirai's home in Kawasaki. The victim was identified as his former girlfriend, Okazaki Asahi. She had been missing since December after complaining about being stalked by Shirai.
The suspect is believed to have abandoned Okazaki's body between December 20 and April 30. Police say he has admitted to the allegation. Investigators plan to find out how the woman died.
27-year-old Shirai Hideyuki was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of abandoning a corpse. Police had earlier questioned him after he arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The suspect had left Japan last month and returned on a flight from the United States.
Investigators found a bag containing a partially skeletonized body on Wednesday, at Shirai's home in Kawasaki. The victim was identified as his former girlfriend, Okazaki Asahi. She had been missing since December after complaining about being stalked by Shirai.
The suspect is believed to have abandoned Okazaki's body between December 20 and April 30. Police say he has admitted to the allegation. Investigators plan to find out how the woman died.
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Japanese police arrested 27-year-old Shirai Hideyuki for allegedly abandoning the corpse of his former girlfriend, Okazaki Asahi. The body was discovered at Shirai's home in Kawasaki on Wednesday. The victim had been missing since December and previously complained about being stalked by the
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250504_02/
Date: May 4, 2025
Created: 2025/05/04 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 04:27
Last Read: 2025/05/04 12:36