Police interviews revealed that the boy was injured in the case of his mother's dating partner being arrested for murdering a 3-year-old boy in Settsu City, Osaka.
Police are investigating the details of the case.
Takumi Matsubara, a 23-year-old unemployed person in Habikino City, Osaka, was killed in a condominium in Settsu City last month by burning the eldest son of a female partner, Sakura Toshito Niimura, who was three years old. I was arrested for doing so.
According to the police, a detailed examination of the body revealed that Toshito Sakura had been burned all over his body, especially his head and upper body.
Police are investigating the details of the incident, as the upper body suffered severe burns that caused sores on the skin and was suspected of continuing to pour boiling water.
According to the police, Matsubara denied the charges, saying, "I didn't intentionally bathe in boiling water."