11-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Kyoto, Stepfather Confesses to Murder According to Japanese Media
An 11-year-old boy in Nantan, Kyoto was found dead. Police arrested his 37-year-old stepfather for abandoning the corpse, and investigative sources say he has confessed to the murder.
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(CNA Reporter Tai Ya-chen, Tokyo 16th) An 11-year-old boy died in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested the boy's 37-year-old stepfather, Yuki Adachi, early today on suspicion of abandoning the corpse. Japanese media reports indicate he has already confessed to killing the boy.
According to Jiji Press, investigative sources revealed that Yuki Adachi has admitted to murdering the boy.
The 11-year-old boy, who attended Nantan Municipal Sonobe Elementary School, went missing on March 23. His body was found on April 13 in a mountain forest about 2 kilometers from the school.
Yuki Adachi is suspected of transporting his stepson's body to the mountainous area of Sonobe Town, Nantan City, and hiding it in other locations in the city between the morning of March 23 and the afternoon of April 13. The boy's body was ultimately discovered in the mountains about 2 kilometers southwest of his elementary school.
Yuki Adachi had previously told the police that he dropped the boy off near the school at around 8:00 am on March 23 and left, after which the boy went missing. It has now been confirmed that this was a cover-up he staged himself. (Editor: Tien Jui-hua) 1150416
(CNA Reporter Tai Ya-chen, Tokyo 16th) An 11-year-old boy died in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested the boy's 37-year-old stepfather, Yuki Adachi, early today on suspicion of abandoning the corpse. Japanese media reports indicate he has already confessed to killing the boy.
According to Jiji Press, investigative sources revealed that Yuki Adachi has admitted to murdering the boy.
The 11-year-old boy, who attended Nantan Municipal Sonobe Elementary School, went missing on March 23. His body was found on April 13 in a mountain forest about 2 kilometers from the school.
Yuki Adachi is suspected of transporting his stepson's body to the mountainous area of Sonobe Town, Nantan City, and hiding it in other locations in the city between the morning of March 23 and the afternoon of April 13. The boy's body was ultimately discovered in the mountains about 2 kilometers southwest of his elementary school.
Yuki Adachi had previously told the police that he dropped the boy off near the school at around 8:00 am on March 23 and left, after which the boy went missing. It has now been confirmed that this was a cover-up he staged himself. (Editor: Tien Jui-hua) 1150416