The girl who died was wounded all over the city.
In a case where a 4-year-old girl died in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and a mother's 21-year-old partner was arrested on suspicion of assault, the girl was found to be wounded by police. In another city where he lived until recently, girls were often protected walking alone late at night, but in this city no abuse was confirmed.
A construction worker in Myojin-cho, Izumi-shi, Kagoshima, who was arrested on the night of this incident, Susumu Hiwatari (21) was headed by Atsushi Otsuka (4), a child who was living with him on the 27th of last month. There is a suspicion of assault.
The girl died the next day after being transported to the hospital as “drown in the bath”.
According to the police, the cause of death seems to be drowning, but the girl's body, including the head, was injured.
On the other hand, according to Satsuma Kawauchi City, where the girl and mother lived until July, there was information that there was a suspicion of abuse in March, and four times in the next two weeks, It means that the girl was protected by walking alone at home late at night.
In the city, the abuse was not confirmed at the time, and the mother was instructed to take care of the child properly. In addition, a meeting was held with the child guidance center, etc. It means that it was targeted.
He said that he also took over the information in Izumi City, where he moved, but the suspected Hiwatari who lived with him said, “Since abuse was not confirmed, we could not step into a detailed home environment.”