Last December, the eldest son was arrested and charged with stabbing a couple in their 50s with a kitchen knife in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, killing the husband and seriously injuring the wife.The eldest son asked an acquaintance believed to be the perpetrator to carry out the murder. However, interviews with investigators have revealed that he is suspected of increasing the amount by 1 million yen at the request of an acquaintance, and promising a 6 million yen reward. The eldest son reportedly denied the police investigation.
In December last year, Tadashi Toda (57), a company manager, was stabbed in the chest and killed in a house in Tamashima, Kurashiki City, and his 50-year-old wife was also seriously injured.He was charged with attempted murder of his wife. The couple's eldest son, Naotaka Toda (29), and his acquaintance Koki Murakami (26), who were arrested and indicted for the crime, were additionally indicted on the 1st for the murder of Tadashi.
It is believed that the two men had been planning the murder for about a month before the incident, and when Naotaka requested the murder, Murakami demanded an increase of 1 million yen and promised a 6 million yen reward. Through interviews with investigators, it has been newly discovered that there is a suspicion that
Although the prosecution has not revealed whether the two men admitted or denied the murders, according to people involved in the investigation, Murakami made a statement to the effect that ``Naotaka asked him to kill the two people'' during police investigation. Defendant Naotaka had denied the charges.
In addition, on the 1st, police arrested Murakami on suspicion of stealing wallets and other items from Tadashi's residence.