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Police: bar owner held over girlfriend’s body in Miyagi; staged messages suspected
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Police in Tokyo have arrested a 36-year-old bar owner on suspicion of abandoning the body of his 25-year-old girlfriend in mountains in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on 28 September. Investigators believe he used her smartphone to send messages such as “I’m going home to my parents’ house” to his own phone, when she was likely already dead. Police also believe he may have moved the body in a suitcase, and are investigating how she died.
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Police have arrested Miura Takuya, 36, who ran a bar in Nakano, Tokyo, on suspicion of abandoning the body of his girlfriend in mountains in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on 28 September, according to Nippon TV, TBS and NHK. NHK said the suspect was seen on camera unloading a suitcase from a car in front of his home after returning from the site in Miyagi. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
The two were in a relationship and lived together. According to Nippon TV, the suspect told police in a voluntary interview that “when I came home from work she was gone”. Police also believe he may have carried the body in a suitcase. [ 1 , 6 ]
Investigators suspect staging. Police said messages such as “I’m going home to my parents’ house” arrived on the suspect’s phone from the woman’s phone on the morning of 28 September, a time when she was likely already dead, according to Nippon TV and TBS. NHK and Nippon TV reported that security camera footage showed a suitcase being unloaded from a car in front of the suspect’s home in the early hours of 29 September. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
Nippon TV reported that the woman’s mother contacted police saying she could not reach her daughter. A later Nippon TV report said the cause of death was suffocation, that an acquaintance had been consulted about “having his nose broken”, and that there had been several troubles during the relationship; these details appear in no other document provided. [ 4 , 5 ]
Police believe the suspect also knows how the woman died and are investigating that, Nippon TV reported. The documents do not say whether the suspect has admitted or denied the allegation. [ 1 ]
Por qué importa
The case is a domestic crime story that has drawn coverage across Japan’s national outlets, with police still working to establish how the woman died. It remains a domestic criminal matter with limited relevance outside Japan.
Datos clave
- Police arrested Miura Takuya, 36, who ran a bar in Nakano, Tokyo, on suspicion of abandoning the body of his girlfriend in mountains in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on 28 September. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- The two were in a relationship and lived together. [ 1 , 6 ]
- The suspect told police in a voluntary interview that “when I came home from work she was gone”, according to Nippon TV. [ 1 ]
- On the morning of 28 September, messages such as “I’m going home to my parents’ house” arrived on the suspect’s phone from the woman’s phone, at a time when she was likely already dead, suggesting staging, according to police. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Police believe the body may have been carried in a suitcase, and security camera footage showed the suspect unloading a suitcase from a car in front of his home in the early hours of 29 September. [ 1 , 6 ]
- The woman’s mother contacted police saying she could not reach her daughter. [ 4 ]
- An acquaintance was consulted about “having his nose broken”, and there were several troubles during the relationship, while the cause of death was suffocation, according to Nippon TV. [ 5 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- A 36-year-old man has been arrested over abandoning the body of his girlfriend in mountains in Miyagi Prefecture. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- The body was abandoned on 28 September in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Messages such as “I’m going home to my parents’ house” were sent from the woman’s phone to the suspect’s phone. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The suspect ran a bar in Tokyo. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- The cause of death is reported as suffocation. This appears only in the headline of one Nippon TV item, with no article text, and no other document states it.
- Whether the suspect has admitted or denied the allegation is not stated in the documents.
- Police say they believe the suspect knows how the woman died and are investigating, but no account of her death has been given.
Qué dicen los medios locales
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- Nippon TV reports police suspicion that the arrested man used the woman’s phone to send himself messages such as “I’m going home to my parents’ house”. [ 1 ]
- TBS reports the same suspected staging and that the suspect ran a bar in Nakano, Tokyo. [ 2 ]
- TBS reports again from Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, citing the message “I’m going home to my parents’ house”. [ 3 ]
- Nippon TV reports the cause of death as suffocation and that an acquaintance was consulted about “having his nose broken”, with several troubles during the relationship. [ 5 ]
- NHK reports that the suspect was confirmed on camera unloading a suitcase from a car in front of his home. [ 6 ]