Japanese boy goes to Internet cafe with his mother's head in his bag
A teenage boy suspected of beheading his mother tucked her severed head into a school bag and went to watch music videos at an all-night Internet cafe before turning himself into police at sunrise, media reports said Wednesday.
The 17-year-old high school student, arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder, went to the cafe just hours after allegedly killing his mother. He spent about two hours watching a rap music DVD in a private cubicle, newspapers reported.
About 7 a.m. Tuesday, he called a taxi and delivered the head to a local police station, the Asahi newspaper said. The boy was later arrested after leading police back to the apartment where his headless mother lay on her bed.
Police were reportedly evaluating samples of blood smeared on the taxi's back seat.
The grisly killing shocked a country that has long prided itself on low crime rates, and it caps a series of separate dismemberments that have recently grabbed headlines.
The boy was enrolled in a high school renowned for its excellent college placement record, but had not been in attendance recently, according to the Mainichi newspaper.
The teen was also in and out of psychiatric care for a developmental disorder that makes it difficult for him to build interpersonal relationships, reports said.
Police official Hisayoshi Watanabe, from the northern prefecture of Fukushima where the killing occurred, could not confirm details of the ongoing probe, but said authorities were investigating matters mentioned in press reports.
The killing comes after a spate of other high-profile dismemberments that have rattled Japan.
Last year, a jobless man allegedly cut up his mother and entombed her body parts in concrete-filled buckets left abandoned in a yard.
In January, Tokyo was put on edge when a woman confessed to dismembering her husband with a saw and dumping the parts around the capital.
Then just weeks ago, the nation was riveted by a verdict in the death of a British bar hostess whose body was also dismembered and stashed in a seaside cave.
Japanese boy goes to Internet cafe with his mother's head in his bag
A teenage boy suspected of(〜の容疑で) beheading(断頭) his mother tucked(入れ込んだ) her severed(切断された) head into a school bag and went to watch music videos at an all-night Internet cafe before turning himself into police at sunrise, media reports said Wednesday.
The 17-year-old high school student, arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder, went to the cafe just hours after allegedly (伝えられるところによると)killing his mother. He spent about two hours watching a rap music DVD in a private cubicle(個室), newspapers reported.
About 7 a.m. Tuesday, he called a taxi and delivered the head to a local police station, the Asahi newspaper said. The boy was later arrested after leading(導く) police back to the apartment where his headless mother lay on her bed.
Police were reportedly evaluating(検証する) samples of blood(血液のサンプル) smeared(染みがあった) on the taxi's back seat.
The grisly(ゾッとする・むごい) killing shocked a country that has long prided itself on low crime rates, and it caps(最新の) a series of (一連の) separate dismemberments(バラバラ・切断) that have recently grabbed (つかんだ) headlines.
The boy was enrolled in(在籍していた) a high school renowned(有名な) for its excellent college placement record(優秀な成績を修める), but had not been in attendance(出席) recently, according to the Mainichi newspaper.
The teen was also in and out of psychiatric(精神科) care for a developmental disorder(発達障害) that makes it difficult for him to build interpersonal relationships(対人関係), reports said.
Police official Hisayoshi Watanabe, from the northern prefecture of Fukushima where the killing occurred(殺人事件), could not confirm details of(詳細を確認する) the ongoing probe(現行調査), but said authorities were investigating matters(捜査状況) mentioned(記載される) in press(近刊で) reports.
The killing comes after a spate of(相次ぐ・多発する) other high-profile(注目を浴びる・目立った) dismemberments that have rattled(震撼させる) Japan.
Last year, a jobless man allegedly cut up his mother and entombed(埋めた) her body parts in concrete-filled buckets left abandoned(放置した) in a yard.
In January, Tokyo was put on edge(緊張状態) when a woman confessed(認めている・自白した) to dismembering her husband with a saw(〜をのこぎりで切る) and dumping the parts around the capital(首都).
Then just weeks ago, the nation was riveted(固めた) by a verdict(判決) in the death of a British bar hostess whose body was also dismembered and stashed(隠した) in a seaside cave.