Nov 06 (NHK) - Japanese police say the man arrested in connection with the deaths of 9 people has told them that none of the women really wanted to die, although they had expressed suicidal thoughts.
Takahiro Shiraishi is under arrest on suspicion of abandoning one of the 9 bodies discovered in his apartment in Zama City, near Tokyo.
Eight of the victims are believed to be women.
Investigators say Shiraishi told them that he killed the 9 people in his apartment.
He also reportedly said that he met the women via Twitter and invited them to his home, telling them they would die together.
Police quote the suspect as saying that he never intended to commit suicide with any of the women.
Source: ANNnewsCH