At a special nursing home for the elderly in Kita Ward, Tokyo, a 92-year-old female resident was assaulted and died. , was secured in Sapporo and arrested on suspicion of murder.


In the future, we will transfer him to Tokyo and investigate the details of the incident and the motive.

On the 16th of this month, Yoko Yamanobe (92), a resident at a special nursing home in Kita Ward, Tokyo, was assaulted and died. A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and wanted nationwide.



The employee withdrew about 900,000 yen in cash in Tokyo and headed for Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.The next day, on the 17th of this month, from JR Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture, headed for Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station by Shinkansen, and then on a conventional line. It was confirmed that he was heading for Hakodate on the .



According to investigative sources, the Metropolitan Police Department released a photo of his face and investigated his whereabouts, and after 3:00 pm on the 25th, he secured an employee in Sapporo and arrested him on suspicion of murder.



The Metropolitan Police Department will transfer its staff to Tokyo to investigate the details of the incident and the motive.