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Japanese woman in Fukuoka custom industry suspected of killing two biological babies, police arrested her again
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Japanese woman in Fukuoka custom industry suspected of killing two biological babies, police arrested her again

Umezaki Miaki, a 29-year-old woman from Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, was arrested in July this year on suspicion of killing a newborn baby boy. After an in-depth investigation by the police, it was discovered today (5th) that she had also brutally killed another baby last year and discarded the body. She has been arrested again.

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  • Umezaki Miaki, a 29-year-old woman from Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, was arrested and charged in July this year for killing a baby boy and hiding his body in a closet.
  • After an in-depth investigation, the police discovered today (5th) that she had killed another baby boy at home in mid-June last year and abandoned the body.
  • She was arrested again on suspicion of murder.

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Umezaki Miaki killed a baby boy at home on July 25 this year and hid the body in a closet. She was arrested in August and charged by the Fukuoka District Prosecutors' Office on September 16.

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A woman working in the entertainment industry in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, was arrested after killing an infant in July. The police have now discovered that she also killed another baby last year. Schematic diagram of Fukuoka Prefecture police car. (Picture taken from "@kitakyu_pc" X account)

How cruel! Miaki Umezaki, a 29-year-old woman in the entertainment industry in Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, was arrested on July 25 this year after allegedly killing the baby boy she gave birth to. Unexpectedly, prosecutors found out that she had also killed a newborn baby boy last year, and she was re-arrested today (5th) (the same prisoner was arrested on different charges).

According to Kyodo News, Umezaki Miaki took the life of a baby at home on July 25 and hid the baby's body in a closet. She was arrested after the Dongchuang incident in August. On September 16, the Fukuoka District Prosecutor's Office charged her with murder and abandoning the body.

However, after the prosecutor continued their investigation, they were shocked to discover that Umezaki Miaki also gave birth to another baby boy at home around mid-June last year. She clamped the baby's chest with her thighs and killed her, then put the baby's body in a plastic bag and threw it into a nearby ditch. In response to this newly discovered infanticide case, Fukuoka Prefecture police arrested Umezaki Miaki again today.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Prosecutors will pursue additional charges in second case of infanticide

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What was the defendant's motive for committing the crime?
  • Are there other undiscovered victims?

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