Jun 15 (Kyodo) - Two men arrested earlier this week in connection with the death of a 29-year-old nurse are suspected of following her from a building housing a gym that she went to before they kidnapped her in a nearby parking lot, investigative sources said Thursday.
Security camera footage shows two men forcing their way into the car of Mayuko Uchiyama and driving off in the late afternoon on May 26 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Her car was found in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, about 100 kilometers northwest of Hamamatsu, and her body was found buried in Fujieda in Shizuoka on Saturday.
Mitsuru Suzuki, 42, and Motoki Ito, 28, both arrested on suspicion of illegally confining Uchiyama, have told investigators they became acquainted with each other through an internet message board, which included a post for "profitable" work, and met in person for the first time on the day of the attack. They have told police they were not acquainted with the victim.
