A part of the room was burnt in a house in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, and a body was found, and it was confirmed that a 56-year-old woman living in this house died.
According to investigators, the body has multiple injuries, and police are investigating it as if it had been killed.
After 2:00 pm on the 5th, a part of the first floor was burnt in the house of Mr. Zhang Shingetsu, an office worker living in Toyoshina, Azumino City, and the body of a woman was found.
When the police proceeded with the confirmation, the body was confirmed to be Mr. Zhang's wife, Ms. Akia (56), due to the characteristics of her body.
The cause of death was burned to death, and the whole body was burned.
In addition, the body had multiple injuries, and blood stains were found in multiple places in the room, according to interviews with investigators.
The police are proceeding with an investigation on the assumption that they may have been killed based on the body and the situation at the scene.
According to the investigators, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang live together, but there is information that Mr. Zhang's daughter in her 20s had been visiting the house for some time and was in trouble with Ms. Akia.