2 suspects arrested over murder of man, attempted murder of his wife in Miyagi Jan. 9 03:04 pm JST Jan. 9 | 03:15 pm JST MIYAGI
Police in Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested two men on suspicion of killing a 74-year-old man and attempting to kill his 70-year-old wife at their home last September.
Police said the suspects, Takaaki Iwami, 27, a company employee from Miyagi Prefecture, and Mitsuru Mori, a construction worker from Aichi Prefecture, were arrested on Friday, Sankei Shimbun reported. According to police, the two men knocked on the door of the home of Tetsuo Mori at around 8:10 p.m. on Sept 11. They fatally stabbed Mori after he opened the door and also attacked his wife. Mori died from his wounds while his wife sustained a cut to her elbow.