The Yomiuri Shimbun
Police have identified a male body found in the Yodogawa river in
Asahi Ward, Osaka, as that of a 16-year-old boy of Higashi-Yodogawa
Ward, Osaka.
The body, which had been tied with wire to a motorcycle, was found
Saturday morning near the riverbank.
Based on the condition of the body, the police believe the boy was
killed at about 6 a.m. Saturday, and are trying to determine if
anyone was spotted acting suspiciously in the area at the time.
They are also looking into the boy's personal relationships.
The body was identified by the dead boy's relatives, according to
the police.
Keys found in the boy's pockets included a motorcycle key, however
the police have yet to match the key to a motorcycle.
As the motorcycle tied to the body was very rusty, the police
believe it had been abandoned in the river, and retrieved by the
perpetrators to weigh down the body.
(mar. 14, 2007)
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The Yomiuri Shimbun
Two teenage boys were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of abandoning
the body of a 16-year-old scaffolding worker in the Yodogawa river
in Asahi Ward, Osaka, police said.
Arrested were a company employee, 16, of Joto Ward, Osaka, and his
16-year-old friend of Tsurumi Ward, Osaka, who is also a
scaffolding worker. The company employee had been having a dispute
with the victim, Tokito Eguchi, over his relationship with a
14-year-old girl whom the employee had been dating.
Eguchi's body was found Saturday morning floating in the river,
tied by wire to a motorcycle.
(Mar. 27, 2007)
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Police finally arrested the 2 boys