On the afternoon of the 26th, two people, believed to be a 74-year-old woman and a 50-year-old eldest daughter, were found dead in a house in Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture, and the police began an investigation as a murder.
The police are looking for the whereabouts of the 25-year-old grandson of a woman who lives next door, who has not been contacted since the incident, and may know some circumstances.
Around 2:30 pm on the 26th, the woman's 77-year-old husband, who came home, found a 74-year-old woman living in the house in Nishiebara-cho, Ibara City, and two people, who are believed to be the 50-year-old eldest daughter, collapsed. I notified the police.
According to police, one was found dead in the kitchen and had a traumatic injury to her head, while the other was found dead in the bathroom.
Police have launched a homicide investigation and suspected two people were killed.
According to the police, after the incident, the 25-year-old grandson of the woman who lives next door has not been contacted, so the police are looking for the whereabouts as they may know some circumstances.
The site is about 2 kilometers northeast of the Ibara City Hall, in an area dotted with rice fields.