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36-year-old man arrested after parents found dead at his home

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Police in Kyoto on Monday arrested a 36-year-old man after the bodies of his parents were found in his home on Sunday.

Police said Shinya Matsui, 66, a company employee, and his wife, 61, had been stabbed to death, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police found the bodies at around 7 p.m. on Sunday at the son's residence in Yamashina Ward.

Police said the couple’s youngest son, who lived with them, called 110 at around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, saying that his parents had failed to return home after visiting his elder brother’s home.

At around 8 p.m. Sunday, the eldest son was arrested by police in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Law after he drove through a red traffic light.

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Dead bodies smell especially if not taken care of.

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Internal organs begin to decompose, rigor mortis subsides and the body begins to emit pungent odors within 24-72 hours postmortem. Doesn’t appear they were deceased any longer than, possibly, the weekend they visited him.

“Police said the couple’s youngest son, who lived with them, called 110 at around 6:20pm on Sun, saying that his parents had failed to return home after visiting his elder brother’s home.” -

@Kyakusenbi_Arimasu 4:52pm: “Dead bodies smell especially if not taken care of.” -

Coincidentally, there are cleaning services specializing in these matters, highlighted elsewhere today:

Quote Of The Day: “We’re getting more requests for urgent jobs because of complaints from neighbors about such things as bad smells.“ - Today 6:09am

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So I guess “his wife” didn’t have a name? Pretty poor reporting in this day and age.

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Again, daily news where family member kills one another.

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Is someone recording all the motives given for these family violence crimes?

Where are all these psychos coming from?

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Who knew that you could be arrested for running a red light !

Impressive police work though. Notified at 6:20 PM , find bodies at 7:00 PM, and arrest suspect at 8:00 PM about an hours drive from the scene of the crime.

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