A 73-year-old man living alone in Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, was killed and his house was set on fire. I did.


Police are investigating the detailed situation, such as identifying the time of the crime as if they were involved in the incident in the afternoon.

On the night of March 30, a fire broke out in a two-story wooden house in Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, killing Akio Funato (73), who lives alone in this house.



Police scrutinized the body and found that there were several wounds that were assaulted, especially in the upper body, such as broken faces and shoulders, and the cause of death was traumatic shock.



Police are also investigating on suspicion of murder and arson, suspecting that the airways may have been lit shortly before his death, as there were traces of inhaling a small amount of smoke.



According to the investigation so far, the fire broke out from the house before 8 pm, but it has been confirmed that Mr. Funato is working in the field in the morning of the day.



Police are investigating the detailed situation, such as identifying the time of the crime and analyzing the images of the surrounding security cameras, assuming that they were involved in the incident in the afternoon.

A man in the neighborhood "a normal uncle who gets along well"

A man living in the neighborhood said, "The siren of the fire engine rang and it was on fire. I thought Mr. Funato wasn't at home, so I called my cell phone and it didn't connect. When I thought about it, I was inside. I used to go out to local gatherings and feel like a very ordinary "uncle". "