On the 22nd of this month, a fire broke out in an apartment in Ota Ward, Tokyo, and a man found in the room died. He was arrested on suspicion of causing bodily injury.
Arrested was Izumi Chikara (62), an unemployed person from Nishirokugo, Ota Ward.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, on the 22nd of this month, it is suspected that he killed his acquaintance Toshiyuki Kobayashi (58) by throwing him at his apartment.
On the same day, an acquaintance other than the two reported to the Metropolitan Police Department that they had received an e-mail from the suspect saying that he had killed a person. People were found lying in bathrooms and on futons.
Kobayashi's death was confirmed, and Izumi was also injured, so the Metropolitan Police Department waited for his recovery and listened to the situation, and found out that he was suspected of assaulting him.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the two met at work and have been friends for several years, lived in the same apartment, and drank in each other's rooms on the day.
In response to the investigation, the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details, saying that he admitted to the suspicion and said, ``I had an argument and got into a fight.