
Man arrested on suspicion of confinement confesses to murder and abandonment, sent to judicial autopsy to confirm identity
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Ishikawa Prefectural Police began an investigation on the night of the 5th after receiving a complaint from the woman's parents that they had not been able to contact her, and the suspect Utsunomiya emerged from security camera footage. With the cooperation of Hiroshima Prefectural Police, the suspect was found in Hiroshima City and arrested on the night of the 6th. On the night of July 28th, police officer Hakusan visited the woman who wanted to end her relationship with her boyfriend.
Ishikawa Prefectural Police announced on the 7th that the body of a woman was found in a forest in Awara City, Fukui Prefecture. The man who was arrested on suspicion of confinement confessed to killing the woman and abandoning her body, which led to a search and discovery. Prefectural police are also investigating charges of murder and abandonment of a corpse.
According to Hakusan Police Station, the suspect is Takashi Utsunomiya (49), an unemployed man from 6-chome Kawauchi, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of imprisoning a woman in her 20s in Ishikawa Prefecture in his car between 5:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on October 30th. ``I put her in the car, but I didn't force her into the car,'' the statement said.
Suspect Utsunomiya told prefectural police that he had killed the woman and abandoned her in the mountains. Approximately 60 prefectural police began searching on the morning of the 7th, and at around 10:20 a.m., they discovered the woman's body in the mountains of Awara City, Fukui Prefecture. Prefectural police believe that the body is that of the woman, and will conduct a judicial autopsy on the 8th to confirm the identity.
On the night of the 5th, the woman's parents complained that they could not contact her, and prefectural police began an investigation. The suspect Utsunomiya emerged from security camera footage. Hiroshima Prefectural Police, who cooperated with the investigation, found him in Hiroshima City, voluntarily accompanied him to a police station in the city, and on the night of the 6th, Ishikawa Prefectural Police investigators arrested him.
On the night of July 28th, the woman called the prefectural police headquarters to ask for advice, saying she wanted to end her relationship with her partner, and a Hakusan police officer visited the prefectural police headquarters. He reportedly told them to call 911 if there was any movement.
Prefectural police believe that the suspect was Utsunomiya, and that there was some kind of trouble between the two, and they are investigating.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
An autopsy will be conducted on the 8th to confirm the identity of the body.
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Utsunomiya suspect charged with murder and abandonment of corpse
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Ishikawa Prefectural Police arrested unemployed Takashi Utsunomiya (49) on suspicion of confining a woman in her 20s in a car in Ishikawa Prefecture and taking her around. A body was found in a forest in Awara City, Fukui Prefecture, and identification is underway. The investigation is also considering charges of murder and abandonment of a corpse.

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