SAITAMA (TR) – Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a 62-year-old man who is suspected of killing his son by burning charcoal inside a vehicle in Saitama City, reports TV Asahi (Mar. 16).
A shortly after 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, emergency services received a fall from Takeshi Osawa. “My son is lying unconscious and not breathing inside a car,” he said.
Police arriving at a street in Midori Ward found Osawa’s son, 32-year-old Yosuke, in the back seat of the car. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police allege that Osawa set the charcoal briquettes on fire. Upon his arrest on suspicion of murder, Osawa partially denies the charges, claiming he did not intend to kill.
An examination of the body showed no visible external injuries or signs of a struggle, police said.
After the discovery, police questioned Osawa on a voluntary basis. They arrested him based on the results of an autopsy.
