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Police in Mizumaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, say that a 52-year-old woman who was found dead in her apartment on Monday, was asphyxiated, according to the results of an autopsy.
Tsugumi Tsuji, a part-time worker living alone, failed to show up for work on Monday, Kyodo News reported. She was last seen leaving her workplace last Friday afternoon.
Tsuji’s workplace called police at around 4:30 p.m. on Monday after being unable to contact her. Police went to Tsuji’s apartment at around 8:30 p.m. and found her body.
According to police, there were signs that the apartment had been ransacked, with drawers left open and objects scattered everywhere. Furthermore, the front door was unlocked when police arrived.
Police said the autopsy revealed that Tsuji died about two to three days before her body was found. Her legs and arms showed signs of having been bound, the autopsy showed.
Her neighbors and work colleagues said they were unaware of any trouble that Tsuji might have bene having with anyone.
© Japan Today
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Spitfire
RIP,lady.
Coulda been
Police notified 4.30pm, attended 8.30pm- no rush officers, take your time.
Marc Lowe
A four hour delay in responding is, unfortunately, par for the course with the Keystone cops here. Miizumaki is a dump and has a horrible reputation. It is not a nice place. There are no music bars, live houses, etc. It is basically where those of dubious pasts, family history, and with criminal records live, but labor in Kitakyushu. It would not be presumptuous to think the police might be just a little bit biased when it comes to crimes in Mizumaki. This poor lady was murdered and then treated with disrespectful apathy by the overpaid underworked overfed police. Perhaps if the family hires a private detective they might be able to find her killer. This is sad on many levels.
tamanegi
Awful story and yes, why the 4 hour delay in police attending?
I saw the story on the TV news tonight and have to concur with @MarcLowe the neighborhood where this lady resided looked extremely run down and poor , rusty buildings and weeds everywhere.
sir_bentley28
Take your time, police! I mean, its no rush! We understand you have A LOT of things better to do than.....I dunno.....some police work?