On the 9th of this month, the body of a 17-year-old high school boy was found at Lake Hamana in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture.Multiple bruises were found on the body, as if he had been beaten hard, and police believe that the high school boy was found dead after being beaten. It is believed that the victim was drowned, and we are conducting a detailed investigation into the circumstances that led to the incident.

Just after 3:40 pm on the 9th of this month, a body was found at Lake Hamana in Arai-cho, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture.As a result of the police investigation, the deceased was Ugawa Saito, a Chinese national and a high school boy living in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture. (17) was confirmed.



According to the police, the cause of death was drowning, the body had been dead for about a week, and there were multiple bruises on the body, as if it had been hit hard.



In addition, Mr. Saito left his home at around 7 pm on the 4th of this month, telling his family that he was going to play, and then in the early hours of the next day, the 5th, he visited a friend's house in Hamamatsu City and met with several friends. It is said that they had met, but after that, their whereabouts were unknown.



The police have set up an investigation headquarters to investigate the murder, and are looking into the details of what led to the incident, believing that Saito was beaten and then drowned.