Police murdered Morio Tanimoto (61), whose address and occupation were unknown, in an arson case in which a clinic for psychological medicine on the 4th floor of an 8-story building in Kita-ku, Osaka was set on fire and killed 24 people. I am investigating on suspicion of arson.



Tanimoto, who was attending the clinic where the fire broke out, interviewed what kind of person he was.

Trouble with clinics and patients Not confirmed so far

According to investigators, on the day of the fire, there was a medical examination ticket in the wallet that had fallen on the emergency stairs of the building, and there was also a medicine bag with the name of the clinic in the related house. That is.



No trouble with the clinic or other patients has been confirmed so far.

In the house where you think you lived

The suspect is believed to have lived in a house in Nishiyodogawa Ward, Osaka, about 3 kilometers away from the building at the site.



About two and a half hours before the fire, neighbors were witnessing touching the keys on the doors of their homes.



According to the inhabitants, it was only about a month ago that they were seen, and they had no neighbors.



Another resident said, "I thought it was a vacant house because it hadn't been turned on for a long time, but I saw him riding a bicycle from the bicycle storage area next to the house four or five days before the fire. When I called out, I answered "yes". "



According to investigators, the house is like a vacant house with no electricity or gas, and it is unknown when it lived.

At the factory where I worked

The suspect used to work at a sheet metal factory in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka.



According to a 78-year-old man who runs a factory, he started working as a part-time job about 20 years ago and became a full-time employee in about two months because he was serious about his work.



It is said that he was involved in the manufacture of tin roofs at the factory and had high technology.



There was a time when I retired because I had something else I wanted to do, but I was working at the factory for about 10 years.



On the other hand, after a few years of working at the factory, it became noticeable that he was worried about troubles at home, and he said that he had days off without permission.



And about 10 years ago, I suddenly lost contact, and since then I haven't seen the factory.



The manager's man said, "I didn't know how I lived recently, but at that time I was the most serious and serious employee, so I was surprised to hear this. Why did this happen? I want to know. "