On the 7th, the joint investigation headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Prefectural Police investigated the incident in which the burnt bodies of a married couple were found on a riverbed in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture.The joint investigation headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department and the Prefectural Police announced on the 7th that the common-law husband of the couple’s daughter, Seihata Sekine, a company executive, was suspected of mutilating the bodies. Seiha) (32) from Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, and Ryo Maeda (36) from Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, an acquaintance of the couple and a company executive, have been arrested.
Suspect Sekine arrested on suspicion of damaging a corpse at the Metropolitan Police Department Osaki Police Station on the morning of the 7th (partial image processing)
According to investigators, Sekine was helping out as a manager at a restaurant run by a married couple, but they had trouble with the couple over management. The Joint Investigation Headquarters believes that Sekine was in charge of the case and knows the circumstances surrounding the couple’s death, and is working to uncover the entire story.
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◆Suspect Sekine called the victim couple “daddy” and “mama.”
The suspect, Seiban Sekine, was seen by those around him as the “heir” of the victim couple’s company. Although he himself acted with this intention, it appears that due to management troubles, he had deepened the conflict with his wife.
Ryutaro Takarajima and his wife, who died in the incident, ran more than a dozen izakaya and yakiniku restaurants in the Ueno area of Tokyo. The street where the shops were located was called “Takarajima Road” by neighboring shops, and they were known as a close couple.
According to a man who knew the three, Sekine was in charge of managing several stores. Sekine referred to the couple as “daddy” and “mama,” and Takarajima also affectionately introduced them as “my daughter’s fiancé, who is helping me with work.” However, the suspect also gave the impression that Sekine was violent, as he said, “I want to punch (the person giving me trouble).” A staff member at a nearby restaurant said, “It was difficult to approach him because of his scary appearance, with his tattoos showing through his sleeves.”
According to investigators, Sekine wanted to take over the company. In addition to management troubles, the couple may have had a series of petty conflicts.
After the incident, Takarajima’s store was temporarily closed, but reopened with Sekine in charge. Some people felt suspicious that he did not appear publicly, even though he was in the position he wanted. (Yudai Suzuka, Yosuke Hamasaki)
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◆After the incident, Maeda said, “I was looking for a new store at Takarajima’s request.”
The suspect is accused of setting fire to and mutilating the bodies of company executive Ryutaro Takarajima (55) and his wife Sachiko (56) from Chiyoda Ward in the early morning hours of April 16 on a riverbed in Nasu Town. He has not made it clear whether he approves or disapproves.
According to the Joint Investigation Headquarters, the suspects, Sekine and Maeda, are acquaintances and are executives at different companies than the couple. On the night of April 15, the day before the body was discovered, the suspect was traveling with the couple in a rental car that Maeda had rented. After the incident, Maeda said, “I was looking for a property for a new store at Takarajima’s request.”
According to surveillance cameras, the couple and suspects Sekine and Maeda stopped their car on a street in Shinagawa Ward for about 30 minutes starting around 11 p.m. on the 15th, and then headed to a vacant house several kilometers away in the ward. It turns out that. The vacant house is a property managed by Maeda, and blood stains were found on the premises, suggesting that the couple was assaulted.
So far, the Joint Investigation Headquarters has arrested four suspects on the same charges: Ryoken Hirayama (25), Hikaru Sasaki (28), Kang Kwangi (20), and Kirato Wakayama (20). was arrested for. None of the suspects knew the couple, and it is possible that they received compensation from Sekine in return for their involvement in the case.