In Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, a mother and her boyfriend were arrested for dousing their 5-year-old daughter in the bathtub and leaving her to die of hypothermia. Interviews with investigators revealed that he had made a statement to the effect that he had done so.
Last month, her mother, Nanami Miyamoto, was accused of dousing 5-year-old Nozomu Miyamoto with water in the bathtub of her apartment in Hachinohe and leaving her there, causing her to die from acute circulatory failure due to hypothermia. (21) and her partner Ryo Sekikawa (31), who live together, were arrested on suspicion of causing bodily harm resulting in death.
According to the investigation so far, there is a high possibility that Sekigawa, who was in a relationship with the suspect, was the one who doused him with water, but the police revealed that the reason why the two of them doused themselves with water was due to the discipline given to Nozomi, who had urinated on her body. Interviews with investigators revealed that he had made a statement to the effect that he had done so.
Also, according to investigators, based on the statements of the two men, it appears that Nozoi had been doused with water multiple times since she moved from her partner's relative's house to her current apartment around November last year. .
Nozomi had numerous bruises on her body, and the police believe that the abuse was repeated on a daily basis and are investigating her motive in detail.