A 24-year-old suspect who was arrested on suspicion of murder in a case where an 82-year-old man was found stabbed by a knife at a hotel in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, said, "I met a man on a nearby street and went to a hotel. It turned out that he made a statement such as "Ta".
The Metropolitan Police Department is further investigating the behavior of the suspect before and after the incident, such as by analyzing the images taken by the security cameras.
On the night of the 21st, in a hotel room in Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, an 82-year-old man was found stabbed in the chest and legs and was killed. 24) was secured in Hachioji City on the morning of the 22nd and arrested on suspicion of murder.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, he admits the suspicion.
According to the investigation so far, Fujii was found to have left the room by himself about an hour after entering the hotel with a man. I met an acquaintance on a nearby street and went to a hotel. "
According to the people concerned, the suspect had been standing on the street in front of Ikebukuro station for a month or two and calling out to a man passing by.
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The security camera footage obtained by NHK showed a person suspected to be Fujii approaching an elderly man and having a conversation on the day of the incident.
There was no cash in his wallet when the man was found.
The Metropolitan Police Department is further investigating the behavior of the suspect before and after the incident.