The mother and relatives of a six-year-old boy have been charged with his murder in Japan on Sunday, reported local media citing investigative sources. Nao Hosaka was allegedly beaten to death and his body stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in a grassland near his home. His...
Four people, presumed to be the four suspects, were seen walking with a suitcase near the boy’s home at around 5pm on June 19, according to security camera video footage obtained by The Asahi Shimbun.
Nao’s body had bruises, mainly on his back and the police suspect that Nao was abused every day when he was alive, said The Japan Times. In May, an unnamed neighbour in his 20s also saw Nao crying on the balcony of the apartment and asking for help. Due to the severity of the beating, the police are weighing additional charges, including the abandonment of a body and failure to take Nao to a hospital to have his injuries treated.
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