This month, the body of a 19-year-old woman was found in a bamboo grove in Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture.
While the woman's body had a wound that looked like it had been stabbed by a knife, police are investigating the possibility that she was involved in the incident because no knife was found around the scene.
On the 12th of this month, Aimi Nakagome (19), a beautician apprentice in the city, was found dead in the bamboo grove of Kuranami, Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture.
According to police, Mr. Nakagome has been missing since the morning of the 7th of this month, and as a result of a search based on the location information of Mr. Nakagome's smartphone by his family and acquaintances, the body was found 450 meters away from his home. It means that it was found.
According to the investigation so far, Mr. Nakagome's body had scratches like being stabbed by a knife, but no knife was found around the site.
In addition, the clothes were not disturbed, and Mr. Nakagome's smartphone, bag, and wallet containing cash were left at the scene.
The site is a bamboo grove adjacent to a residential area, about 500 meters away from Nagaura Station on the JR Uchibo Line, and police are investigating the possibility of being involved in the incident due to the situation at the site.
Women who live near the scene
A woman living near the scene where the body was found said, "Last week, there was a tape on the area leading to the forest. When I was talking about something happening, police officers came more and more. From the police. I was asked, "Have you heard screams or strange sounds lately?"
He said, "I was surprised. I'm scared of this happening in a place where there is a house nearby. I'm worried that young people will pass through as a loophole near the station."
A woman living in the neighborhood "a child who always greets me brightly"
A woman in her 80s who lives in the neighborhood of Mr. Nakagome said, "I didn't know that the girl died. She always greets me cheerfully and I'm really sorry. I can't believe she died."