Police said in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, said Monday that a man suspected of killing a 41-year-old woman outside her apartment, has been found dead in nearby mountains, after he apparently hanged himself.
According to police, the man’s body was found at around 10 a.m. Sunday in the mountains about one kilometer from the apartment block where Kumiko Hirata died of multiple stab wounds, Fuji TV reported. Police said the man was in his 70s and that he and the victim had known each other, but did not give any more information. A blood-stained knife, believed to have been the one used to kill Hirata, was found near the man's body.
Hirata was found collapsed in the parking lot beside her apartment building at around 7:50 a.m. on Friday. A resident called 119 and Hirata was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. She had been stabbed in the neck, stomach and back.
Another resident reported hearing a young girl crying loudly in the parking lot 20 minutes before Hirata was found. Police believe it was one of Hirata’s elementary school-age son and daughter who lived with her.
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WilliB
So horrible. Poor kids.
kaimycahl
Police said the man was in his 70s and that he and the victim had known each other, but did not give any more information. This guy must have been her lover and he cared nothing about the children.