Fire of five family members killed and injured in Sendai Arrested third son Suspicion of arson and murder October 30, 21:58

In December of last year, a house was burned down in Sendai City, two of the family members who lived in the house were killed, and three were injured. On the 30th, he was arrested on suspicion of arson and murder.

Before dawn on December 25, last year, Takashi Sasaki (76), a taxi driver in Yoshinari, Aoba-ku, Sendai, burned down a two-story wooden house, and Takashi and his eldest son, Ken (29), died. In addition, Ken's wife and three and one-year-old daughters at that time were injured.



Takashi's third son, unemployed Shin Sasaki (24), who lived with him at the time, was found in a nearby commercial facility with a full-body burn after the fire and was treated at the hospital. However, he was arrested by the police on the 30th when he was discharged from the hospital on suspicion of arson and murder, saying that the suspect had ignited the fire due to the situation at the scene.



Police have not disclosed the arraignment of the suspect.



According to local residents, Takashi, who died in the fire, said that he had graduated from college but could not find a job.



The police are investigating detailed motives and motives.