Asahiyama Zoo Suspected of Partial Human Remains, Japanese Police Seek Arrest Warrant
A male employee at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, is suspected of killing his wife and burning her body. Police have sought an arrest warrant and found suspected human remains in the zoo's incinerator. The wife remains missing, and police are investigating the details of the case.
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(Central News Agency, Tokyo, 30th, comprehensive foreign report) A male employee at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, is suspected of killing his wife and burning her body, and the police have sought an arrest warrant for him. The employee's wife is still missing, and after investigating the incinerator within the zoo, police found objects suspected to be part of a human body.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and HBC (Hokkaido Broadcasting) reported today that according to sources involved in the investigation, police received a report on the 23rd of this month about a missing woman in her 30s from Asahikawa City. The report was filed by a relative of the woman.
Police then approached the missing woman's husband for information. The husband, an employee of Asahiyama Zoo, told police, "I abandoned my wife's body in the incinerator within the zoo and spent several hours burning the body."
Police stated that after a detailed investigation of the incinerator and other locations within the zoo, they found objects suspected to be part of a human body.
NHK learned from investigation sources that police have sought an arrest warrant for the employee on suspicion of damaging a corpse.
Police will continue to confirm the suspected damaged remains and investigate the detailed circumstances of the incident. (Compiler: Yang Wei-ching) 1150430
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(Central News Agency, Tokyo, 30th, comprehensive foreign report) A male employee at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, is suspected of killing his wife and burning her body, and the police have sought an arrest warrant for him. The employee's wife is still missing, and after investigating the incinerator within the zoo, police found objects suspected to be part of a human body.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and HBC (Hokkaido Broadcasting) reported today that according to sources involved in the investigation, police received a report on the 23rd of this month about a missing woman in her 30s from Asahikawa City. The report was filed by a relative of the woman.
Police then approached the missing woman's husband for information. The husband, an employee of Asahiyama Zoo, told police, "I abandoned my wife's body in the incinerator within the zoo and spent several hours burning the body."
Police stated that after a detailed investigation of the incinerator and other locations within the zoo, they found objects suspected to be part of a human body.
NHK learned from investigation sources that police have sought an arrest warrant for the employee on suspicion of damaging a corpse.
Police will continue to confirm the suspected damaged remains and investigate the detailed circumstances of the incident. (Compiler: Yang Wei-ching) 1150430
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