◆The identities of the remaining bodies have also been confirmed. They were Mr. and Mrs. Takarajima.
The joint investigation headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Tochigi Prefectural Police announced on the 24th that the charred bodies of company executive Ryutaro Takarajima (55) of Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and a woman were found on a riverbed in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture. The person’s identity was announced as Takarajima’s wife Sachiko (56).
◆The “two people” suspected of being involved are acquaintances…but “I don’t know their real names.”
In the early hours of the 16th, when the body was found, two acquaintances of the suspect, Ryoken Hirayama (25), who was arrested on suspicion of damaging a corpse, are believed to have been with Mr. and Mrs. Takarajima at a house in Shinagawa Ward. This was revealed through interviews with people involved in the investigation. The Joint Investigation Headquarters investigated the residence on the 24th, suspecting that the couple may have been assaulted inside.
It has been confirmed that around 11:30 p.m. on the 15th, the duo borrowed Hirayama’s car and left a convenience store in the ward, while the couple were elsewhere in the ward.
The suspect Hirayama was said to have eaten with the duo, but he explained, “I don’t know their real names.” He also stated that he received instructions from a certain person and asked an acquaintance to help him. He described the person who gave the instructions as a “scary person” and did not reveal his name.
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