In the case where the body of a man wrapped in a futon was found near a graveyard in Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture this month, a fire broke out at the man's office just before the body was found, according to an interview with investigators I understand.
Police are investigating the link to the case.
Around 5:30 am on the 9th of this month, Kazuhiko Kitada (59), an employee of the Mahjong store living in Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture, died in a futon near a graveyard in Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture. I found.
According to the investigation so far, the cause of death is thought to be suffocation due to strangulation, and police believe that it was abandoned at the scene after being killed.
Subsequent investigations revealed that a fire had broke out at the Mahjong store near Mr. Kitada's home at about 4:30 am, about an hour before the body was found, according to an interview with an investigative official.
Approximately 50 square meters of the store was burnt, but no one was injured.
The Mahjong store where the fire broke out and the site where the body was found are more than 4 kilometers apart, and police are investigating the cause of the fire and other links to the murder.
The Ibaraki Prefectural Police has set up a toll-free number to call for information on the incident.
The phone number is 0120-008-376.