In the case where the bodies of three people, including a 9-year-old father and a 66-year-old son, were found in a vacant house on the premises of a house and premises in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture on May 38, interviews with investigators revealed that there were large blood stains on the first floor of the residence.
The father and eldest son found in the vacant house had scratches on their heads that looked like they had been hit with what looked like blunt instruments, and police are investigating the possibility that they may have been attacked inside the house.
On the 9th of this month, one house was burned down in Deto-cho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and the bodies of Shinichi Saito (1) and his eldest son Takahiko (2) were found from a vacant house on the same site.
Police are investigating the suspicion of murder because the father and eldest son both had blunt-like wounds on their heads, but interviews with investigators revealed that a large amount of blood stains had been found in the living room on the first floor of the house where the fire occurred.
Police are investigating the possibility of an attack inside the house and are investigating the circumstances further.
Meanwhile, the police are continuing to confirm the body of another person found in the second son's room on the second floor of the house, believing that it may be the second son who has not been contacted.