Two Women Die after Being Found Bleeding at Saitama Care Facility
Two female residents of an elderly care facility in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, were confirmed dead after being found bleeding and unconscious.
The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, with an emergency call from the facility reporting the two women lying injured at around 4:55 a.m.
- The women were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
- The Saitama prefectural police department is investigating the case as a possible murder.
A former employee of the facility, 22-year-old Toya Kimura, was apprehended on Wednesday morning and admitted to committing the murders, according to the police.
Kimura said that he committed the murders
Kimura was arrested on suspicion of murdering 89-year-old Toshiko Kobayashi by stabbing her with a knife at around 2 a.m. on the same day.
He was detained shortly before 9 a.m. on a street about 250 meters from the facility.
Author's summary: Two women died after being found bleeding at a care facility in Saitama.