Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of robbery and murder after he broke into a house in February, assaulted the 72-year-old man living there and stole 15 million yen.
The man later died of his injuries, NTV reported.
According to police, Kazuya Sato, a company employee, is accused of breaking into the home of Osamu Otsuka in Aoba Ward between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on February 21. He beat Otsuka on the head and other parts of his body, demanding money. Otsuka had 15 million yen, which Sato took and then fled.
Otsuka was alone in the house at the time, and his family found him collapsed after returning home. He was taken to hospital but died later that day.
Police said Sato has admitted to the charge and that he didn’t know the victim.
© Japan Today
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The guy should be locked in a cell for the rest of his life to beat an old man to cause death. Or was it a fall and perhaps hit his head. There was no detail. It’s not murder as the headline states. If you read the article it’s a robbery gone bad. I believe they would call it manslaughter in the west. resulting in death as a previous term used a few days ago with the other person convicted of killing an old man by robbery.
BigP
A company employee. Means nothing just not unemployed.
How about the kind of company and the position he works at?
WoodyLee
Hang em HIGH,
Recently there has been a sharp spike in homes robberies including killings of the victims, an 8 or 10 years prison sentence ain't gonna do it as they say, Start Hanging and that will put an end to it very soon.
Yohan
A typical Japanese house, especially the older ones, does not provide any security against burglary.
You are not safe in your own home, not even during daytime.
It is said it is often easier to enter such homes through the walls and not through the entrance door.
If you live in such a house, never keep valuables or such a large amount of cash money in your home.
garypen
I realize J seniors prefer cash. But, keeping 15 million yen (approx. $100,000) at home is just crazy.
Also, one wonders if the killer/burglar had some inside info, or did he simply hope he'd hit the jackpot by targeting seniors?