Aug 31 (Japan Todayj) - Police in Tokuo have arrested a senior leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang on suspicion of murder after he allegedly fatally beat a man on Sunday.
According to police, Masaharu Abe, 54, who lives in Edogawa Ward, is accused of beating a man in his 50s while they were drinking alcohol at around midnight on Sunday at Abe’s apartment, Sankei Shimbun reported. Abe fatally hit the victim in the head with a weapon while intoxicated.
Police said Abe placed an emergency phone call about 45 minutes after the assault and requested authorities to come quickly to the apartment. A man, covered in blood, was found collapsed in the living room when officers arrived. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.