On the 30th of last month, a 73-year-old man died in a fire in Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, and police began an investigation on suspicion of murder and arson, suspecting that he was involved in the incident due to the condition of his body.
Before 8:00 pm on March 30, the fire department was notified that a fire had broke out from the house of Akio Funato (73), who lives in Kasakake-choshika, Midori City. The one-story house was completely burned down.
Mr. Funato had collapsed in the living room on the first floor and was taken to the hospital, but his death was confirmed afterwards.
Police scrutinized the body and found several marks of being beaten around his upper body, as well as broken chest and shoulder bones, and the cause of death was traumatic shock.
Police suspected that the house was lit by the assault, set up an investigation headquarters on suspicion of murder and arson, and investigated the detailed situation such as whether a suspicious person was witnessed during the time when the fire broke out. I am.