CHIBA (TR) – Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested a 47-year-old man who used to work at a lodge in Ichihara Metropolis over the alleged homicide and theft of a entrance desk clerk earlier this month.
On November 1, Atsushi Egawa is suspected of murdering worker Hitomi Saeki, 56, on the lodge in Ichihara Metropolis by slashing her neck with a knife. He additionally stands accused ofd stealing roughly 12,000 yen in money, experiences NHK (Nov. 13).
Throughout police questioning, Egawa admitted to the costs. “There isn’t any doubt that I killed the girl and stole her money,” Egawa was quoted.
Egawa, who was indicted on Thursday, used to work on the lodge and was a colleague of Saeki.
On the time of the incident, Saeki was working alone. At round 7:30 a.m., the feminine supervisor of the lodge discovered Saeki collapsed on the entrance desk.
Based on police, her wrists had been tied and her face overwhelmed. She additionally had a wound to her neck that appeared to have been made with a knife. Emergency personnel arriving on the scene later confirmed her lifeless.
Investigations to date have proven that the cost machine within the lodge visitor rooms was damaged, however the money was left behind.
As well as, Saeki’s pockets and different objects had been left behind. Money and money playing cards had been additionally left on the scene with out being stolen.
Nevertheless, additional investigations revealed that the roughly 12,000 yen in money, believed to have been stolen by Egawa, had been saved on the entrance desk.
The safety digicam close to the entrance desk had a towel wrapped round it in order that it couldn’t movie. However Egawa emerged as a suspect primarily based on footage from different safety cameras positioned close to the crime scene.
The investigation is ongoing with police believing Egawa dedicated the crime so as to steal the lodge’s gross sales proceeds.