CHIBA (TR) – Chiba Prefectural Police have revealed that evidence found at a Narita City home where a male Vietnamese national is suspected of stabbing an elderly couple connects the suspect to the crime, reports TBS News (Apr. 28).
At around 6:50 p.m. on March 13, Le Thanh Luan, 32, allegedly broke into the residence and slashed the neck the 74-year-old male occupant with a knife-like object in an attempt to kill him and commit robbery, police said previously.
In the latest development, police have revealed that the results of the forensic examination found at the house showed that the DNA type of evidence left at the scene is identical to that of the suspect.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of attempted murder, Le denied the allegations. “I have no idea [about the matter],” the suspect said.
Le is also suspected of slashing the neck of the man’s 73-year-old wife. She suffered serious injuries, police said.
No murder weapon was found at the scene. However, police have seized knives from Le’s home and are investigating whether they were used in the crime.
The arrest is not the first for Le. At around 4:45 p.m. on April 16, police first apprehended the suspect when he was found with a crowbar in the parking lot of a commercial facility in Narita. He was accused of violating the Act on the Prohibition of Possession of Special Lock-Picking Tools.
