A man suspected of killing the eldest daughter of his girlfriend was re-arrested in the case of two Nara women abandoning their bodies.

On the 27th, Mie Prefectural Police announced that they had re-arrested unemployed Yoshihiro Imakita (37) from Horen-cho, Nara City on suspicion of murder for killing the eldest daughter of the woman he was dating in connection with the incident in which the bodies of two women were abandoned on a riverbed in Nara City. It has not been made clear whether he approves or disapproves.

According to the First Investigative Division, Imakita is suspected of somehow murdering the eldest daughter of Sonomi Ikeda (44 at the time) and college student Rison (20 at the time), who lived in the house, in a two-story house in Odamachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, between 6pm on February 9th and early morning on the 10th of the following day. It is said that a cable tie was tied around Rison's neck when her body was discovered, and investigators are currently investigating whether this may be the case.

Additionally, on the 27th, the Tsu District Public Prosecutors Office announced that Imakita, who had been arrested on suspicion of killing Sonomi, had been charged with murder. According to prefectural police, Imakita appears to have killed Sonomi and then Rison.

Regarding the incident, Mie Prefectural Police arrested Imakita in July on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of Mr. Ikeda and his son on the Nabari Riverbed in Nara City between February 10th and 12th of this year. He was later charged with abandoning a corpse.