(Update) Many Wounds Found on Women Killed in Central Japan Girl Bar

   Shizuoka, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Many stab wounds and scratches have been found on the bodies of the two women who were killed at a girl bar in central Japan on Sunday, it has been learned.
   The wounds were primarily located on their upper bodies, including their backs, investigative sources said.
   In the incident, Tomoka Takeuchi, the 27-year-old manager of the bar in the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Rin Ito, 26, an employee of the bar, died after being stabbed several times, including in the back. The crime took place around 1 a.m. Sunday.
   The suspect, Ichiro Yamashita, a 41-year-old jobless man, was arrested on the scene the same day and was sent to public prosecutors Monday for alleged murder.
   The Shizuoka prefectural police department is investigating details, including Yamashita's motives, believing that the suspect had a strong intent to kill the victims.

(2025/07/08-09:26)