Police in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, are investigating the murder of an 83-year-old woman whose body was found at the entrance to her house on Saturday.
According to police, the victim, Motoko Sakamoto, was last seen working in the field near her home late Friday. Fuji TV reported that on Saturday, at around 10:30 a.m., a 62-year-old male acquaintance came to visit Sakamoto, who lived alone, and found her body lying on the floor at the entrance.
An autopsy showed that Sakamoto died of brain damage after being beaten about the head and face with a blunt object, suffering a broken nose and other injuries.
Police said the front door was unlocked and there were no signs that the house had been ransacked.
© Japan Today
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Luddite
Who can do such a thing to a vulnerable person? It's inhuman.
Michael Jackson
That's just cold-blooded why beat and old lady to death unless she was able to identify you to the police look to somebody she knows or a family member
TrevorPeace
RIP obaa-san. I hope there is a quick resolution to this disgust.
Do the hustle
Wow! It’s hard to imagine the motive to kill an 83 year old lady who farmed alone. It’s unlikely she has a lot cash, so robbery is not likely to be the motive. Hope they find her killer soon and he or she is given a punishment befitting the crime.