A 61-year-old office worker who was arrested for setting fire to an apartment in Yatomi City, Aichi Prefecture, killing three people, was suspected of setting fire to a large pile of clothes on the first floor of the apartment, police said. I found out through research. It is believed that the three people who died were acquainted with each other, and police are investigating the details of the incident.
On the morning of the 3rd of this month, a two-story wooden apartment building burned down in Hirashima-cho, Yatomi City, Aichi Prefecture, killing a 68-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman who lived in the same room on the first floor, and a 66-year-old woman who lived on the second floor. Suspect Shinobu Sato (61), a company employee who also lives in Yatomi City, was charged with murder and arson on the 29th, as he was accused of starting the fire with the intention of killing the residents in the fire that killed three people. , was arrested.
Upon investigation, he admitted the charges, saying, ``There is no doubt about it.''
According to the police investigation, based on the circumstances at the scene, Sato is suspected of setting fire to a large amount of clothing that was piled up in front of his room on the first floor of the apartment.
Although no oil components were detected at the scene, it is believed that the fire spread quickly due to flammable clothing being ignited.
It is believed that Sato was acquainted with the three people who died, so police have set up an investigation headquarters at Kanie Police Station to investigate the details of the incident.