Izumi City, Izumi City, died in 2019 Arrested a man with whom his mother was dating[02/22 20:13]
In Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, in 2019, Rui Otsuka (4 years old at the time) died, and the man who was dating his mother was arrested. It is suspected that he was injured and killed in the bathroom following assaulting Ruri Ai-chan.
The person arrested on suspicion of injury was Shun Hiwatari (24), a construction company in Myojin-cho, Izumi City.
According to police, on the night of August 28, 2019, Hiwatari injured the head of his eldest daughter, Ruri Otsuka (4 years old at the time), who lived with him, and caused subarachnoid hemorrhage. It is suspected that he was injured and died in the bathroom.
At that time, Hiwatari took Ruri-chan to the hospital as “drown in the bathroom”, but Ruri-chan died. Her cause of death was water death.
He had multiple wounds on his body, and Hiwatari was arrested on suspicion of assault for hitting his head the day before his death, but was released on hold.
Approximately one year following the incident, MBC visited Hiwatari’s home in August and spoke over the intercom, but “when he was arrested, he was reported untrue” and “I don’t want to talk.” I didn’t respond any further.
The police continued the investigation following that, and from the results of the appraisal of five or more anatomists and pediatricians, it was identified that the subarachnoid hemorrhage was caused by external force.
Two and a half years have passed since the incident, on the suspicion that Hiwatari had somehow assaulted Rui-chan on the day of the incident and then died in the bathroom, considering the situation where there were only two people at home at that time. On the 22nd, I was arrested.
Police have not disclosed the approval or disapproval as “interfering with the investigation.”
Regarding this incident, the child guidance center and the local government’s response to Ruri Aira, who was suspected of being abused by walking alone at night or having a bruise on her body, was questioned, and the Izumi City Review Committee last year. , Proposed measures to prevent recurrence.
Police are investigating the details of the assault and the circumstances leading up to the death.
