A couple living in Tokyo were arrested for murdering their 4-year-old daughter by ingesting a harmful chemical, and her mother said, ``I thought she was sleeping.'' I left it there,'' he explained before his arrest, according to an interview with investigators.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the suspicion that the second daughter was left alone for a long time after her condition deteriorated.
In March 2023, Kenichi Hosoya (43), a company executive in Tokyo's Taito Ward, and his wife Shiho Hosoya (37) exposed their second daughter, 4-year-old Miki, to poisonous antifreeze in their car. On the 16th, the suspect was arrested on suspicion of murdering her by ingesting a chemical substance such as ``ethylene glycol,'' and was sent to the public prosecutor's office on the 16th.
In response to the investigation, suspect Kenichi has denied the charges, and suspect Shiho has remained silent.
Investigations so far have revealed that Miki was unconscious on the floor when emergency personnel arrived in response to a 911 call from Kenichi.
According to investigators, regarding the circumstances of that day, Shiho gave an explanation to a voluntary inquiry before his arrest, saying, ``I thought she was sleeping, so I left her alone.'' is.
Regarding ``ethylene glycol,'' experts say, ``If you ingest it, you will be in a state of confusion and then symptoms of poisoning will occur.''
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating, suspecting that Miki had been left alone for a long time after her condition deteriorated.