On the 25th, three people, believed to be a father and son, were found murdered on the site of a house in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. A police interview revealed that he had fled to a nearby house and was believed to have been hiding.


In addition, when the police investigated the suspect's home, multiple blunt instruments were seized, so they are investigating the relationship with the incident.

Shortly after 7 a.m. on the 25th, on the site of a house in Misugidai, Hanno City, a couple in their 60s living in the house and three men and women, believed to be their daughter in their 30s living in another place, were beaten to death with a blunt object on the head. In the case where it was found to be done, unemployed Atsushi Saito (40), who lives nearby on suspicion of attempted murder of a man, was arrested on the night of the 25th.



The police are investigating the steps before and after the incident, but according to the investigation so far, after Saito escaped from the scene, he fled to his house about 60 meters away and hid for about 15 hours. I found out from the interview.



In addition, as a result of investigating the suspect's home, the police seized multiple blunt instruments and decided to investigate whether they were used in the incident.



In response to the investigation so far, he has refused to make a statement, saying, "I don't want to say it."



According to investigative sources, the suspect was previously arrested by the police on suspicion of damaging property when a car was damaged at the site of the house, and was subsequently dropped, and the police said that the suspect was not involved in this case. are also investigating.

Circumstances leading up to the arrest

Following the incident, police were investigating the whereabouts of the man who fled based on eyewitness information and footage from nearby security cameras.



According to investigative sources, Saito, who was arrested by the police on suspicion of damaging property in the past when a car was damaged at a house at the scene, and was not prosecuted, was killed in the case. was found to be suspected of being involved in



After preparing an arrest warrant, the police entered the suspect's home around 10:00 pm on the 25th, about 15 hours after the incident was discovered.



The suspect who was in the room resisted, but was arrested by investigators.



After that, he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of the three men who were taken to the Hanno Police Station and died.



In response to the investigation, the suspect is refusing to make a statement, saying, "I don't want to say it."



Police are investigating the details as the suspect lived alone.

Neighborhood associations are considering installing security cameras

According to a man in his 70s who was the leader of a group different from the site last year at the local residents' association, the house where this incident occurred had damage to his car in August last year. .



The residents' association called on residents to be careful, cooperated with police investigations, and considered installing security cameras.



The man said, ``When I reported the incident to the police last year, they said that they would strengthen security. There was only one incident involving a car, and it seems that there have been no further incidents.At the time, I had imagined that the incident was caused by a grudge, but I think that may have led to this incident.Security cameras were installed at the community association. I was considering whether to do it, but the reality was that it was difficult to proceed due to problems with management and financial resources."

Resident ``Suspect's expression is calm'' encountered immediately after the incident

A 68-year-old man who lives nearby said that he encountered a man who was believed to be the suspect immediately after the incident. A man came out of a narrow passage on the side of the house.When I asked him, "Is it you?", the man turned back.He looked calm and didn't seem to be breathing hard, and when he turned back, he didn't run and went back. I testified.



Regarding the suspect, he said, "Even though he lived nearby, he had never seen his face, and he didn't know him at all."

Residents: “When I was a child, I had the impression of a sportsman”

A woman in her 60s who lives nearby, whose daughter went to the same elementary school as the suspect, said, ``I haven't seen him much lately, but I've lived in the current place with my family since I was a child. I had the impression of a sportsman.When I was in elementary school, I saw him in my neighborhood, but I haven't seen him since.I used to live with my family, but now I seem to live alone.I saw him on TV. I was very surprised that the old features remained," he said.