Suspect told police that he was 'being chased' before the incident
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Bathtub lid was closed with items placed on top of it, police said
Pair submitted a false property registration application stating that ownership had been transferred
Defendant had hung himself with a piece of clothing affixed to a bathroom door
Police referred the man to prosecutors on suspicion of gross negligence resulting in death
Suspect splashed the clinic's director with a liquid similar to gasoline, police said
Driver, who was accused of attempted murder, said, 'I had no intent to kill him'
Osaka police are treating the case as murder
Defendant has been accused of murder, theft, arson in an uninhabited structure and abandonment and mutilation of a corpse
Osaka Prefectural Police stated, 'We will refrain from commenting as the trial is ongoing'