Apr 17 (Japan Today) - A 14-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of stealing 10 million yen in cash from a friend's house, according to police.
The girl, a third-year junior high school student in Tokyo, was arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing the money from the living room of the house of a former elementary school classmate during frequent visits between early January and Feb 27.
She has admitted to the allegation and said the money was shared among some 10 classmates at her junior high school. Up to 1 million yen was distributed to each of them, according to the police.
The girl told the police she felt left out of her classmates' friendship circle and suffered stress, an investigative source said.
The police have recovered around 7.9 million yen and are searching for the rest of the money.
Source: TomoNews Japan
