https://mainichi.jp/articles/20251225/k00/00m/040/307000c
On the 25th, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office indicted four people, including unemployed suspect Hiroto Fukuchi (26), on charges of robbery with assault and trespassing, for their alleged involvement as leaders in a series of robberies committed by "illegal part-time workers" in the Tokyo metropolitan area in 2024. The Joint Investigation Headquarters, including the Metropolitan Police Department, believes the four were also involved in other cases and is continuing its investigation.
The other three suspects indicted are Takuya Saito (26), Karura Murakami (27), and Shota Watanabe (26), all unemployed.
According to the indictment, the four conspired with others to break into the home of a woman in her 50s in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, on October 17, 2012, punching her in the face and kicking her in the stomach, inflicting serious injuries, and stealing 48,000 yen in cash and her wallet. The local prosecutor's office and the investigation headquarters have not revealed whether the four have admitted to the crimes.
The series of incidents involved 18 cases in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and three other prefectures between August and November 2012. One incident in Yokohama's Aoba Ward in October resulted in the death of a male resident (aged 75 at the time). The investigation headquarters believes the four were also involved in this incident. [Kengo Suga, Takahiro Igarashi]
by YamatoRyu2006