In the case of a clinic arson in Kita-ku, Osaka, where 25 people were killed, it was found by interviews with investigators that there was no evidence that the suspect had stopped at another place when heading to the scene from the house concerned.
The police are investigating on the assumption that they went straight to the clinic aiming for a busy time after preparing gasoline etc. in advance.
On the 17th of this month, 25 people involved were killed and one was seriously injured in the arson of a psychosomatic medicine clinic on the 4th floor of a building in Kita-ku, Osaka.
Police are investigating Morio Tanimoto (61), who is in a serious condition apart from these 26 people, on suspicion of murder and arson.
Tanimoto is riding a bicycle to the building at the site, which is about 3 km away from the related house in Nishiyodogawa Ward, Osaka, but according to the investigators, when he investigated the security camera etc., he was in another place on the way. There is no evidence of stopping by.
The suspect had purchased gasoline near a related home late last month, and was found in the home a package of lighter oil and fruit knives that he believed he had brought to the clinic.
The clinic is scheduled to have a rework program to help return to work from 10 am on the day of the incident, and police are crowded with many people after Tanimoto has prepared in advance at the related house. We are proceeding with an investigation, assuming that we have caused an incident by going straight to the right time.
Pray on the spot, such as acquaintances of the deceased
On the 26th, acquaintances of people who died in the incident and people who passed by were seen praying together.
Of these, a man in his 50s who died in the incident and a man who was a classmate in elementary and junior high school said, "I was a rather gentle type. In college, I went skiing in a group and even after becoming a member of society. I went to a meal. I don't want this kind of incident to happen again. "