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Man arrested for murder after bringing father’s body to police station

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Police in Fukushima have arrested a 43-year-old farmer on suspicion of killing his 77-year-old father after he drove to a police station in a truck with the victim’s body in the back.

According to police, Yoshiyuki Kato arrived at the police station in Arai at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sankei Shimbun reported. He went inside and said he had killed his father, Yoshiharu, in a field and that the body was in his truck.

Police said Kato lived with his father and quoted him as saying he was stressed out and strangled and beat his father to death.

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Well now.

Just truck the victim in and turn myself in as to not to make meiwaku so the neighbors will not talk.

Stress my ass.

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 He went inside and said he had killed his father, 

In certain ways, being a cop must be a lot easier in Japan than other countries. For one thing, it seems like a lot of murderers turn themselves in. I mean, it reduces the amount of detective practice work they get. but...

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He can't be charged for abandoning the body

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Does he get any credit (mitigating time from sentence) for turning in body and confessing. Honesty...

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Police said Kato lived with his father and quoted him as saying he was stressed out and strangled and beat his father to death.

he was stressed out so he decided to strangle and beat his father to death?? Piece of work that muppet is.

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