New developments in the Kawaguchikotai female murder case: The female suspect in the group confessed that she "met and bought a kitchen knife during the trip"

Ms. Yang confessed to the Japanese police that the two gradually became acquainted during the trip, so they went to each other's room to chat. As for the kitchen knife she held, she bought it at a shopping mall outside Yamanashi Prefecture. (Picture taken from youtube)

A Taiwanese tourist murder occurred in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan on the 19th. A 38-year-old woman, Jing Yunrong, was found dead in a tourist hotel room with a stab wound to her neck. Yang Minhan, a 27-year-old woman from the same group, was arrested by the local police. Yang Minhan confessed to the Japanese police that the two gradually became familiar with each other during the trip, so they went to each other's room to chat. As for the kitchen knife in his possession, he bought it at a shopping mall outside Yamanashi Prefecture.

"NHK" reported that after Yang was arrested for investigation on suspicion of violating the "Law on the Prohibition of Possession of Firearms and Swords", based on interviews with people involved in the search, she confessed that she "met the woman during this trip." The police are currently investigating the details of the woman's death.

According to the police, on the 19th of this month, a Taiwanese girl who was participating in a group tour checked into a hotel in Fujikawaguchiko Town, but did not show up at the meeting time the next morning. When hotel employees went to the room to check, they found her lying on her back and dead. The results of the forensic autopsy showed that there was a deep wound on the left side of his neck, and the cause of death was determined to be excessive bleeding.

The police arrested a Taiwanese female suspect Yang who was participating in the same tour group on suspicion of possessing a kitchen knife and violating the "Law on the Prohibition of Possession of Firearms and Swords". Facing the investigation, Ms. Yang admitted the crime and testified: "It is a fact to possess a knife."

According to the follow-up investigation, when interviewed by the relevant personnel of the search, Yang further testified: "I met the woman during this trip and visited her room in order to talk to her." In addition, regarding the kitchen knife in her possession, Yang also testified that she "purchased it at a commercial facility outside Yamanashi Prefecture during the trip." The police believe they know how Jing Nu died and are currently conducting a detailed investigation.