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Police Arrest Two More 16-Year-Olds in Tochigi Robbery-Murder Case
Japanese police arrested two additional 16-year-old boys on Saturday in connection with the robbery and killing of a 69-year-old woman in Tochigi Prefecture. The suspects are accused of breaking into the victim's home and stabbing her to death.
May 16, 2:47 AM·1m read1 source
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Japanese police arrested two more 16-year-old boys on Saturday in connection with a robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture. m. on Thursday. Investigators have not disclosed whether the two have admitted to the crime. The self-proclaimed high school student, arrested Friday, had previously attended the same high school as a separate 16-year-old arrested over the case on Thursday and is acquainted with the two other suspects.
Police are continuing to examine the relationship between the suspects. The case involves four 16-year-old boys in total. The robbery-murder occurred in the town of Kaminokawa, located in Tochigi Prefecture.
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