One of the victims unconscious and in critical condition upon the arrival of authorities.
TokyoReporter
Defendant had hung himself with a piece of clothing affixed to a bathroom door
Suspects were believed to be a part of ring that specializes in tokushu sagi
Suspect said, 'I was beginning to find it difficult to make ends meet'
Defendant said, 'I am innocent'
Police referred the man to prosecutors on suspicion of gross negligence resulting in death
Parlor is believed to have generated sales of over 450 million yen in one year
Suspect splashed the clinic's director with a liquid similar to gasoline, police said
Cause of death was asphyxiation, police said
Police are treating the case as abandoning a corpse