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Japanese man arrested after parts of 9 bodies found in apartment

Tuesday, 31 October 2017 9:48 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 31 October 2017 9:50 AM ]

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A Japanese man was arrested on Tuesday (October 31) after the severed parts of 9 bodies, some of them stored in picnic coolers, were found in his apartment, Japanese media reported.

Police made the grisly find in the apartment in Zama, a city just outside Tokyo, after investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old woman who went missing earlier this month and was seen walking with the man near the apartment on security camera footage, multiple media reported.

A number of coolers were found in the house, each containing body parts, and led to the arrest of a 27-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning a body. Police are investigating further, media added.

A spokesman for the National Police Agency declined to confirm the reports, saying nothing had been officially announced, but it is common practice for Japanese police to decline to speak to foreign media and speak only to members of Japan's police press club.

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