Kyoto boy murder case: Stepfather re-arrested, claims killing in public restroom
In the case of an 11-year-old boy's death in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japanese police re-arrested stepfather Yuki Adachi on the 6th on suspicion of murder. He confessed to impulsively killing the boy in a public restroom after an argument while driving him to school.
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo, 7th) In the case of an 11-year-old boy's death in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, police re-arrested stepfather Yuki Adachi on the 6th on suspicion of murder. According to his confession, he drove the boy to school that day but did not let him get off. Instead, on the way home, he entered a public restroom, where an argument ensued, and he impulsively killed the boy. Subsequently, he transferred the body four times within a week and claimed that both the murder and disposal of the body were committed alone.
According to Sankei Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun reports, police stated that Adachi Yuki, 37, had previously been arrested on suspicion of abandoning a body, but prosecutors temporarily reserved disposition. As the investigation progressed, police analyzed mobile phone location information, travel routes, and confessions, believing he was involved in killing the boy in a public restroom in Nantan City on the morning of March 23, and thus re-arrested him on suspicion of murder.
According to sources involved in the case, Adachi confessed that on the day of the incident, he drove the boy near the school but did not let him get off. Instead, he turned back and committed the crime in a public restroom about 2 kilometers northwest of his home on the way.
He stated that he had an argument with the boy in the car and felt very angry, so he impulsively killed him in the public restroom. Police believe that the two may have had a long-term strained relationship and are currently investigating the detailed motive for the crime.
The report stated that police said the boy's body was found on April 13 in a mountain forest about 7 kilometers from his home. Adachi confessed that within about a week after the crime, he had transferred the body between four locations, including the mountain forest where it was finally found, and claimed that "both the murder and disposal of the body were done by myself alone."
Although the initial judicial autopsy could not clearly determine the cause of death, subsequent forensic results showed that the boy's cause of death was asphyxiation. (Editor: Chang Chih-hsuan) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo, 7th) In the case of an 11-year-old boy's death in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, police re-arrested stepfather Yuki Adachi on the 6th on suspicion of murder. According to his confession, he drove the boy to school that day but did not let him get off. Instead, on the way home, he entered a public restroom, where an argument ensued, and he impulsively killed the boy. Subsequently, he transferred the body four times within a week and claimed that both the murder and disposal of the body were committed alone.
According to Sankei Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun reports, police stated that Adachi Yuki, 37, had previously been arrested on suspicion of abandoning a body, but prosecutors temporarily reserved disposition. As the investigation progressed, police analyzed mobile phone location information, travel routes, and confessions, believing he was involved in killing the boy in a public restroom in Nantan City on the morning of March 23, and thus re-arrested him on suspicion of murder.
According to sources involved in the case, Adachi confessed that on the day of the incident, he drove the boy near the school but did not let him get off. Instead, he turned back and committed the crime in a public restroom about 2 kilometers northwest of his home on the way.
He stated that he had an argument with the boy in the car and felt very angry, so he impulsively killed him in the public restroom. Police believe that the two may have had a long-term strained relationship and are currently investigating the detailed motive for the crime.
The report stated that police said the boy's body was found on April 13 in a mountain forest about 7 kilometers from his home. Adachi confessed that within about a week after the crime, he had transferred the body between four locations, including the mountain forest where it was finally found, and claimed that "both the murder and disposal of the body were done by myself alone."
Although the initial judicial autopsy could not clearly determine the cause of death, subsequent forensic results showed that the boy's cause of death was asphyxiation. (Editor: Chang Chih-hsuan) 1150507
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