In January of this year, a 64-year-old female piano teacher was murdered at a residence in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, and the suspect was arrested for allegedly tying the hands and feet of a junior high school student who had come to learn the piano that day. Interviews with investigators revealed that he appears to have purchased the bloody knife found at the scene.
Police believe that the suspect was involved in the woman's murder, and plan to arrest him again on suspicion of murder on the 8th.
In January of this year, Koyuki Tomita (64), a piano teacher who lived in a house in Matsumoto-cho, Imabari City, was murdered by decapitation, and the police said that on the same day, she was at the scene of a piano lesson. Masamichi Sakakibara (34), an unemployed man from Saijo City, was arrested for allegedly tying the hands and feet of a junior high school student who had come to the school, and an investigation is underway.
According to the investigation so far, a knife with blood stains was found in the house at the crime scene, and the police suspect that it was used as the murder weapon. However, three days before the incident, the suspect took this knife to a shop in Saijo City. It was learned through interviews with investigators that it appears that the item was purchased at
For this reason, the police suspect that he was involved in Tomita's murder, and plan to arrest him again on suspicion of murder on the 8th.
According to the police, they are keeping quiet about the incident during the investigation.