Stalker murder case in Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture, cause of death determined to be blood loss

Prefectural police announced on the 1st that the cause of death was blood loss from being stabbed in the neck with a knife in the case of Rin Zamami (23), who was murdered in Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture, while consulting about being stalked. There were also multiple wounds that appeared to be defensive wounds on his arms when defending himself.

The man, who was injured and hospitalized after the incident, is a former boyfriend, and prefectural police plan to wait for him to recover before interrogating him.

According to the local welfare committee, Zamami lived in a room on the second floor of the apartment where the incident occurred, with her two young children.

The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on September 30th. Zamami was found lying on the stairs outside his apartment, bleeding profusely from his neck. The man was found in Naha city on the same day. In addition to the bloody knife, prefectural police also confiscated a light rental car with a partially burnt interior, which is believed to have been used during the attack.