Tokyo English teacher murder - a small update
As a follow-up to the previous article I posted about this subject, a couple of new pieces of information have come to light. First of all, this guy was apparently stalking her, and chased her as she went home from work on her bicycle. When she got home he entered her home by asking her for a glass of water. I’m not sure about the details on that one, but once again it makes you think. Would you allow someone who’s just chased you from your workplace into your home and get them a glass of water? I think probably not.
As regards to the suspect, apparently he came from a very rich family in Gifu. Hopefully the family’s wealth will not be a factor in whether the suspect is brought to justice or not, but you’ve got to take it into account. Secondly, the suspect escaped from his apartment through the front door in just his socks, after answering it to police. He confirmed his name and then just ran. Surely police could catch someone running away in their socks??? The socks were later found about 600m away from the apartment, near Gyotoku Station on the Tokyo Tozai line. Sniffer dogs were called in to track the scent but it suddenly went cold, which would suggest that he may have used a taxi flee the scene. Hopefully a taxi driver will remember this guy and where he went.
Sorry there’s not a lot else to report on the case so far, but as soon as there is something I’ll be reporting it here.
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