Alleged assault and death of one-year-old child Arrested former partner of mother Destroyed allegations 18:38 on February 17
Last year, a former partner of a mother was arrested for allegedly injuring and killing a 1-year-old boy who had been beaten in a mansion in Hirano-ku, Osaka. The former partner has denied the charges, saying, "I am not doing anything."
Arrested is Takashi Higashimu, a construction worker in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture.
According to police, Higashi was suspected of having been injured and killed in an apartment in Hirano-ku last May, assaulting and killing Rito Nakakubo, the oldest dating partner at the time, one year old. Have been
Rito lived with her mother and her two-year-old sister at the time, and on the day of the incident, her mother went out and Higashi, who had been staying, was taking care of the children alone. That is.
When her mother came home and noticed that Rito-chan was strange, she made a 119 call and was taken to the hospital, where she died the next day.
Police examined the body in detail and found that the liver had been torn, increasing the suspicion of strong external force. Police are investigating the situation at the time, as there were multiple fractures and bruises on Rito-chan's limbs and face.
According to the investigation before the arrest, Tomuko stated that he had said "it was high enough to ease, but did not add assault", and that after the arrest he denied the charges as "doing nothing".