In the case where three mothers were arrested for burying the body of their eldest son, who was five years old, under the floor of a house in Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture, the mother visited the city hall about a week after her eldest son last went to the nursery school. My son is at his parents' house in Osaka, "he explained in an interview with the city.
Chika Kakimoto (30), an unemployed Hiroki Niwa (34), and Yoko Ishii (54), the wife of Niwa's inner relatives, are at home in mid-January. He was arrested for abandoning the body of Kakimoto's eldest son, who was five years old, and was sent to the Prosecutor's Office on the 6th.
All of them admitted to the police investigation and stated that they "drilled a hole and filled it with three people."
According to Honjo City, the eldest son attended a nursery school in the city, but he stopped coming last on January 12, and Kakimoto visited the city hall on the 20th, eight days later, for the procedure to leave the park. At that time, he told the person in charge, "My son is doing well at his parents' house in Osaka."
However, last month, the city confirmed through the municipality of Osaka that he reported to the police because the fact that his eldest son was not at his parents' house was not found.
The police suspected that they had given a false explanation so that the incident would not be discovered, and decided to investigate the circumstances and conduct a judicial autopsy to identify the cause of death.
Neighbors "Close the shutters all year round"
A woman in her 70s, who lives near the house at the site, said, "It's strange with my neighbors because the kitchen was taped and the shutters were closed all year round. It's scary to have an incident like this. "
Honjo City Press Conference "Report Suspected Abuse Last September"
Honjo City held a press conference on the afternoon of the 6th to explain the circumstances.
According to this, the city started dealing with Kakimoto's parents and children in September last year when a report of suspicion of abuse was received from the citizens.
A city official confirmed to Kakimoto that he said, "I was scolded by an acquaintance because my son didn't listen. There was no physical violence."
The city decided to keep an eye on the situation through the nursery, but the parent-child relationship was good and there were no signs of abuse.
It wasn't until this time that there was a change.
The eldest son will not come to the nursery school on January 12th, and eight days later, Kakimoto will visit the city hall to complete the procedure for leaving the school.
At this time, when the person in charge asked about the safety of his eldest son, he said, "I am doing well at my parents' house in Osaka."
In addition, the same explanation was given when the city official spoke on the phone on February 8, but when the city confirmed through the municipality of Osaka, there was a reply that "there is no actual residence", so I notified the police. about it.
Regarding the series of responses, Mayor Shinge Yoshida of Honjo City said, "I have a feeling that I couldn't do something about it as a result, but at that point I thought it was correct."