In the case where the body of a man with his head severed was found at a hotel in downtown Susukino in Sapporo, and three parents and a child living in the city were arrested on suspicion of abandoning the corpse, the police have decided to re-arrest the three on suspicion of killing the man, according to interviews with investigators.
On July 7, a 2-year-old man living in Eniwa City, Hokkaido, was found dead after having his head severed at a hotel in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and three suspects, Runa Tamura (62), an unemployed man from Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo, Osamu Tamura (29), a doctor and father, and Hiroko Tamura (59), a part-time employee and mother, were arrested on suspicion of abandonment or damage to a corpse.
According to the police investigation so far, security cameras in the vicinity showed Runa entering the hotel with the victim and then leaving alone just before the incident, and the victim's head was found in the bathroom during a search of the parent's home.
According to investigators, Runa is suspected of killing a man at a hotel, and her parents are also believed to have been involved in the plan in advance.
In addition, the suspect Osamu father purchased knives that appeared to be murder weapons together and drove him to and from the scene.
The police plan to re-arrest the three on suspicion of murder on the 60th of next week, the deadline for their detention, and will investigate in more detail how they came to the case.