On the 26th, multiple men broke into a house in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, seriously injured an elderly man living in the house, and took away cash and precious metals.
On the 27th, the police arrested a 20-year-old suspect in Tokyo on suspicion of robbery injury, and are investigating the whereabouts of other people who may have been involved.
After 3:00 pm on the 26th, several men broke into a house in Haramachi Ward, Minamisoma City, assaulted a couple in their 70s who were inside, threatened to ``give them money,'' and took about 100,000 yen in cash and precious metals. I stole it and ran away.
Of these, the 77-year-old husband was beaten with something like a stick and suffered serious injuries that broke his skull.
In this case, on the afternoon of the 26th, the police arrested Sho Urita (20), a self-proclaimed scabbard from Tama City, Tokyo, on suspicion of robbery and injury.
The car used in the incident was identified from eyewitness information and security camera footage near the scene, and the suspect Urita, who was driving this car in Tokyo, was found.
According to the police, at this time there is no information that it is related to a series of wide-area robberies.
Police are investigating the whereabouts of other people who may have been involved in the incident.
The suspect's identity has not been released, citing an obstacle to the investigation.