An appraisal detention began on the 3rd to investigate the criminal liability of a 66-year-old suspect who was arrested in a hostage-building case in which two doctors and others were killed in Fujimino City, Saitama Prefecture.
In January, in a hostage-building incident in a house in Fujimino City, Saitama Prefecture, Hiroshi Watanabe (66) killed Junichi Suzuki (44), a doctor who visited his mother's condolences, with a physiotherapist. There are suspicions of murder and attempted murder, alleging that the therapist's man was also seriously injured.
According to investigators, the suspect called Dr. Suzuki and others to his home and asked his mother, who was more than a day after her death, to give a heart massage, but she was told that she could not be resuscitated and a shotgun. It is believed that he shot in quick succession.
The Saitama District Public Prosecutor's Office has announced that it will carry out an appraisal detention for about 3 days to 3 months in order to investigate the mental state at that time in detail.
A psychological examination will be conducted by an expert, and the prosecution will decide whether or not to hold criminal liability based on the results.