Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a park in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, on Monday.
According to police, the man, who has been identified as local resident Yoshinobu Shimizu, 64, was found in the park at around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Fuji TV reported. Police say there were several bruises on Shimizu's face and body.
Police say Shimizu was around 130 cm tall and used a walking stick. The coroner's report suggested that he had died around 24 hours before his body was discovered, leading police to believe that Shimizu was killed in another location and his body then dumped in the park.
© Japan Today
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oikawa
For real??
combinibento
Yeah, for real? Is that measured while hunching over a cane or standing totally straight?
Braindead
Poor old guy.
nandakandamanda
Who discovered him in the middle of the night?
Disillusioned
So, it's a little old fella with a cane got beaten to death. where do the speculations go? A bunch of youthful thugs knocked him off, he owed money to the yaks, his family was sick of looking after him, he got a bit frisky with the neighbour's wife, he was feeding stray cats? The list of motives is extensive!
Gerard van Schip
Why is everyone so surprised at the height? Both my in-laws are really small too. Also a lot of old people here have bad backs and legs reducing the height further.
602miko
i was surprised at the height 130 cm just like a grade 2 taller kids.
oikawa
Gerard van Schip, having a bad back and or legs doesn't reduce your official height!!
Elbuda Mexicano
130 cm?? That is really small, even for an old man in Japan, RIP old short dude