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Vietnamese Man Hints at Murdering Elderly Woman in Saitama

Summary by The Japan Times
Acting on the man's statement, the Saitama Prefectural Police searched a forested area in Hanno on Saturday night and found the woman's body.

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[Yomiuri Shimbun] In the case where the body of Kinuko Maruyama (91) from Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture, was found in a forest in Hannō City, Saitama Prefecture, it has been revealed through interviews with the Saitama Prefectural Police that a Vietnamese man (33) who has hinted at involvement has made a statement to the effect that he "was hungry, broke into (Maruyama's house) to steal, and killed her."

·Japan
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Saitama Prefectural Police announced on the 2nd that they discovered the body of Kinuko Maruyama (91), an unemployed woman from Busshi, Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture, in a wooded area in Hannō City, Saitama Prefecture, on the night of the 1st. A 33-year-old Vietnamese man arrested on suspicion of trespassing has hinted at murder, and the prefectural police are investigating the case as a murder...

·Tokyo, Japan
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In the case where the body of Kinuko Maruyama (91) from Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture, was found in a wooded area in Hannō City, Saitama Prefecture, a 33-year-old unemployed Vietnamese man (arrested on suspicion of trespassing) who hinted at involvement in the murder and disposal of the body has confessed, "I was hungry and broke in to steal. She was there, so I killed her."

·Japan
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In the case where the body of a 91-year-old woman was found in a wooded area in Hannō City, Saitama Prefecture, it was revealed on the 3rd through interviews with the Saitama Prefectural Police that a 33-year-old unemployed man of Vietnamese nationality confessed, "I was hungry and broke in to steal. She was there, so I killed her."

On August 2nd, numerous Japanese newspapers reported that police discovered the body of a 91-year-old woman in a forest in Saitama Prefecture. A 33-year-old Vietnamese man hinted at murdering the victim.

·Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
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