Japanese Media: Police Tracked Location via Stepfather's Phone App, Ultimately Found Boy's Body
In the case of the death of an 11-year-old boy in Nantan City, Kyoto, police utilized movement information obtained and analyzed from the stepfather's smartphone application to identify key search locations, leading to the discovery of the body and related evidence. The stepfather confessed to the murder and has been handed over to prosecutors. The police are further clarifying the detailed circumstances. There were no prior reports of abuse to the police or child consultation services.
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Regarding the death of an 11-year-old boy in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japanese media, interviewing multiple investigation officials, learned that police analyzed movement information obtained from the smartphone application of the boy's stepfather, Adachi Yuki, thereby identifying key search locations and ultimately discovering the body and related evidence.
The boy's 37-year-old stepfather, Adachi Yuki, was arrested on suspicion of abandoning a corpse and was transferred to the prosecutor's office on the afternoon of the 16th. During interrogation, he confessed to murdering the boy and disposing of the body alone.
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, investigative sources stated that police analyzed Adachi Yuki's smartphone app to analyze his movement information after the boy went missing on March 23rd, pinpointed potential locations he may have stayed, and conducted focused searches.
On the 12th, police mobilized approximately 50 personnel to search an area in the mountains southwest of the school, about 6 kilometers away, where they found black sneakers that the boy was believed to be wearing when he disappeared. This was the fourth consecutive day of searching in that area.
The following day, the 13th, police searched another mountainous area about 2 kilometers south of the school and finally discovered the boy's body.
These two locations are some distance from Adachi's home, the boy's school, and the location where the boy's yellow backpack was found on March 29th. However, police used the app to determine key search locations, ultimately leading to the discovery of the shoes and body.
Regarding Adachi Yuki's confession to murdering his stepson, police are further clarifying the detailed circumstances. According to NHK, police stated that neither the police nor child consultation services had received any reports of the boy being abused or subjected to violence in the past. (Editor: Gao Zhaofen) 1150417
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The boy's 37-year-old stepfather, Adachi Yuki, was arrested on suspicion of abandoning a corpse and was transferred to the prosecutor's office on the afternoon of the 16th. During interrogation, he confessed to murdering the boy and disposing of the body alone.
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, investigative sources stated that police analyzed Adachi Yuki's smartphone app to analyze his movement information after the boy went missing on March 23rd, pinpointed potential locations he may have stayed, and conducted focused searches.
On the 12th, police mobilized approximately 50 personnel to search an area in the mountains southwest of the school, about 6 kilometers away, where they found black sneakers that the boy was believed to be wearing when he disappeared. This was the fourth consecutive day of searching in that area.
The following day, the 13th, police searched another mountainous area about 2 kilometers south of the school and finally discovered the boy's body.
These two locations are some distance from Adachi's home, the boy's school, and the location where the boy's yellow backpack was found on March 29th. However, police used the app to determine key search locations, ultimately leading to the discovery of the shoes and body.
Regarding Adachi Yuki's confession to murdering his stepson, police are further clarifying the detailed circumstances. According to NHK, police stated that neither the police nor child consultation services had received any reports of the boy being abused or subjected to violence in the past. (Editor: Gao Zhaofen) 1150417
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