Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 11:39 EDT
TOKYO — Police on Wednesday found the bodies of Kenzo Shimada, 40, a lieutenant at Akiruno police station, and his mother Hiroko, 65, dead in their house. Investigators believe it was a murder-suicide.
According to police, they were found lying down in the living room on the first floor of their two-story house. Hiroko had been stabbed in the back and Shimada in his stomach. Police found several knives around them. The front door of the house was unlocked, and there were signs of a struggle because the TV set was broken. However, police say there's no evidence that anyone ransacked the house.
Shimada, who was single, lived with his parents. His father suffers dementia and is currently in hospital. Shimada's colleagues said he recently discussed his family with them, but appeared normal at work on Tuesday.
Kyodo
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