YAMAGUCHI (TR) – Yamaguchi Prefectural Police launched a murder investigation after an elderly man was found dead at his home in Ube City this week, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 13).
According to police, the body of Toshio Furuya, 74, had multiple wounds to the head and other areas upon the discovery on Monday.
At around 2:00 p.m., a city employee making a routine visit to the residence found Furuya unconscious and not breathing while lying face-up under a futon in the residence.
The 74-year-old Furuya lived alone. The results of an autopsy conducted on Thursday revealed that he likely died around the beginning of this month. The cause of death was a blow to the head.
The wound to his head, measuring around 10 centimeters across, was likely made by a blunt object, police said.
Based on the circumstances at the scene, police believe robbery was unlikely.
