Three years ago, a 24-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of injury and death in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, for assaulting and killing his then-dating 4-year-old daughter.
According to the suspect's lawyer, he denied his involvement by saying, "I don't know what it is," about the alleged arrest.
The person arrested was Shun Hiwatari (24), a construction company in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture.
According to police, three years ago, in August 2019, at his home in Izumi City, he assaulted and killed Rui Otsuka (4 years old at the time), a child of a woman who was dating at the time. There is a suspicion of injury and death.
Rui-chan died after being taken to the hospital by Hiwatari for being "drown in the bath."
As a result of detailed investigation by police talking to a doctor because of a wound on her body, it seems that she developed subarachnoid hemorrhage and drowned in the bath even if some force was applied from the outside. It turns out that.
The police are going to find out more about it.
Police have not disclosed their approval or disapproval as it interferes with the investigation, but according to the suspect's lawyer, he said he "doesn't know what" about the alleged arrest and denied any involvement.
Kagoshima Prefecture "Insufficient cooperation with local governments and child guidance centers" pointed out
The reason for the discovery was in March, three years ago, when a child guidance center was notified that "a video that seems to be abusive has been posted."
After that, Rui-chan was protected while walking alone at night four times, and the police told the child guidance center that she needed to be temporarily protected, but she did not take measures to separate her from her parents. It means that it wasn't.
A report compiled by Kagoshima Prefecture on the incident pointed out the lack of cooperation between related organizations such as local governments and child guidance centers, and the inadequacy of overlooking abuse.
When Riai-chan moved from Satsumasendai City to Izumi City with her mother, Izumi City contacted the Children's Counseling Center while being informed by her hospital that she had a bruise on her body. I didn't.
It is said that Izumi City consulted with the child guidance center about this, but there are no records left on the child guidance center side, and the report left the consultation from the city because of busy work. It points out that there is a possibility.