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Teenage Girl Found Dead After Abduction, 36-Year-Old Man Arrested

FUKUSHIMA, May 14 (News On Japan) - A 36-year-old unemployed man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl who was later found dead in Yamagata Prefecture. The suspect, Hiroki Kishinami from Fukushima City, has previously been arrested three times for offenses including the abduction of minors and assisting in suicides.

According to police, Kishinami is suspected of abducting the girl without her parents' consent on September 2nd last year. Her body was discovered on September 23rd in a mountainous area of Kaminoyama City, Yamagata. Investigators believe Kishinami may have knowledge of the circumstances surrounding her death and are continuing their inquiry.

Fukushima City, where Kishinami resides, is about an hour's drive from Kaminoyama. The investigation revealed that he and the girl had been communicating via social media between June and September of last year. Kishinami is believed to have lured her to meet him in Yamagata City on September 2nd before taking her away.

Yamagata police identified Kishinami during the investigation due to similarities with previous cases involving the same method of contact and abduction. Authorities have not disclosed whether Kishinami has admitted to the allegations, citing potential impact on the investigation. He has been prosecuted in the past for related offenses by Fukushima Prefectural Police.

Source: TBS

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