Officers entered the residence and found a partially skeletal corpse in a squatted position atop the seat of the toilet
TokyoReporter
Suspects conspired to pose as representatives from a securities company on the telephone in defrauding the woman, aged in her 80s and living in Fukui City
Reika Yoshimaru visited a police box to admit to the crime on Wednesday
Suspect threatened a convenience store cashier with a knife --- 'Don't make noise,' he said --- while swiping 3 packs of cigarettes
Officer on patrol apprehended the suspect after observing him behaving suspiciously as he repeatedly rode the train back and forth between Shinjuku and Meidaimae stations
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I would not do such a thing because I love Anri'
Victim consulted with police after the suspect slandered her on an online bulletin board in July; he killed her in August
Youths carried maps and backpacks to pose as tourists while traveling
Suspect was accused of fraudulently selling voting coupons for the group's General Election
Masatoshi Ito allegedly sent the woman, 40, dozens of messages via the smartphone app Line in May