In a case last year in which a 54-year-old woman was found dead in a bath tub at a residence in Takatsuki, Osaka, police suspected a former life insurance company employee who had been adopted by the woman months earlier. was arrested on suspicion of murder on the 25th.

The police are investigating the relationship with the incident because the woman had life insurance exceeding 100 million yen and a former employee was the beneficiary.

He remains silent about the investigation.

Rin Takai (28), a former employee of a foreign life insurance company, was arrested.



In July last year, Naoko Takai (54), a company employee who lived alone in a house in Takatsuki City, Osaka, died in the bathtub with her band wrapped around her wrist. was found and police were investigating it as a homicide.



A few months before her death, the woman was adopted by a former employee, and the police were investigating her involvement in the incident. I know you were visiting.



For this reason, the police arrested the former employee on suspicion of murder on the afternoon of the 25th, saying that he drowned and killed him in the bathtub.



In addition, the woman had about 150 million yen in life insurance from two companies, including the life insurance company where the former employee worked, but about 50 million yen out of that, the former employee made the name of the beneficiary without permission. It was also found that there was a suspicion that the bill was changed.



The police believe that she was killed for insurance money and are investigating her detailed circumstances.



Police say they remain silent about the investigation.

Suspect seen on surveillance cameras near home

A security camera near the home of the deceased Naoko Takai captured a person walking back and forth on the street many times in the afternoon of the day of the incident.


Police suspect this person to be Rin Takai.



Shortly after 3 p.m. on July 22 last year, a person believed to be the suspect, wearing a bluish hat, a white and gray T-shirt, and white and blue striped shorts, walked towards Mr. Takai's house. In the picture is a figure going.



About 10 minutes later, this time, the person wearing sunglasses and a mask from the back of the screen appears to be walking towards him with a glove on his right hand and an adhesive tape on his left hand.



After that, he walked around Mr. Takai's house, and when NHK confirmed, it was recorded that he came and went six times in about 50 minutes.