In a case in which three parents and children were murdered in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture, the suspect was initially arrested on suspicion of damaging the victim's car and was not prosecuted, but since then, the police have been out for nine months. Interviews with investigative officials revealed that no consultation was received from the victim.
Police are investigating the details leading up to the incident.
On the 25th of this month, on the site of a house in Misugidai, Hanno City, Mr. Bishop William Ross, Jr. (69), who is an American citizen and his wife, Izumi Morita (68), lives in this house. The couple's eldest daughter lives in Tokyo. In the murder of Sophiana Megumi Morita (32), a company employee, Jun Saito (40), an unemployed person living nearby, was arrested and suspected of killing Bishop.
According to the investigation so far, the suspect has refused to make a statement.
At Bishop's residence, there was a series of damage to cars from August to December last year, and the police received a damage report and arrested Saito in January this year on suspicion of damaging property. had been indicted.
According to investigative sources, the Bishop family did not receive any inquiries about car damage or suspects during the nine months until this incident occurred.
The police are investigating the details of the incident and the connection with the incident where the car was damaged.