30-06-2025
Man arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing woman in her apartment
Police arrested a 20-year-old man on Monday on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old woman, whose body was found with multiple stab wounds in her apartment in the city of Toyoda, Aichi Prefecture, according to local authorities.
The Aichi Prefectural Police took the suspect, Rikuto Ando, a part-time worker from the city, into custody on Monday. He admitted to the charges during questioning, police said.
Ando is accused of killing company employee Chiara Higashikawa. Investigators believe he fatally stabbed her multiple times in the chest with a kitchen knife sometime between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
Police discovered her body on Sunday, after Higashikawa's family reported to police through the building's property management company that they had been unable to reach her.
Upon finding her body, authorities launched a murder investigation and identified Ando — believed to have been in a relationship with Higashikawa — through analyzing her personal connections. He was found in Kyoto Prefecture, where police brought him in for questioning before making the arrest.
Translated by The Japan Times
