Society | Nov 20

4 arrested after Aichi man found in concrete-filled drum in Aomori

Aomori, Nov 20 (Kyodo) - Four men have been arrested over the death of a man in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi after his body was discovered in August in a concrete-filled drum in Aomori Prefecture in the northeast, police said Thursday.

The Aichi police allege the suspects assaulted Takashi Hiratsuka, a resident of Komaki, Aichi, in early February 2015 by punching and kicking him in the chest and abdomen. They were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of causing bodily injury resulting in death. ...continue reading

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