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Ehime cops open murder case after yakuza stabbed to death

Ehime police have launched a murder investigation after a yakuza was stabbed to death in Saijo City on Tuesday
Ehime police have launched a murder investigation after a yakuza was stabbed to death in Saijo City on Tuesday (TBS News)

EHIME (TR) – Ehime Prefectural Police have opened a murder case after a member of a criminal syndicate was stabbed to death in Saijo City on Tuesday, reports TBS News (June 13).

At 7:30 p.m., police working off a telephone tip found gang member Mitsuhiro Oka, a 52-year-old resident of Niihama City, with several stab wounds to his abdomen on a road in the Kanbaiko area.

Oka was confirmed dead shortly after arrival at a nearby hospital.

A knife was not found at the crime scene, according to the Chunichi Shimbun (June 14). Police are now seeking to question Oka’s associates about the incident.