Tokyo bar owner accused of dumping girlfriend’s corpse in mountains

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the corpse of his 25-year-old girlfriend in a mountainous region of Miyagi Prefecture, reports NHK (Oct. 5).

Takuya Miura, a self-employed bar owner residing in Nerima Ward, is accused of dumping the body of part-time worker Maho Muroga in the mountains of Kurihara City on September 28.

Upon his arrest, Miura denied the allegations, telling investigators, “I have no memory of it.”

The couple had been living together in a Nerima Ward apartment. The grim discovery unfolded after Muroga’s mother contacted the police on September 30, reporting that she had lost all contact with her daughter.

During the search for the missing woman, investigators analyzed security camera footage, which showed Miura driving a vehicle toward Miyagi Prefecture. A subsequent search of the area led police to Muroga’s body on the 4th.

According to police, the corpse showed no obvious external injuries, but a bag had been placed over the victim’s head and shoulders.

The couple had a volatile history well known to law enforcement. Between March and July of this year, police intervened in four separate incidents involving the pair, prompted by emergency calls from Miura and consultations sought by Muroga’s mother.

Police had previously separated the couple and conducted regular welfare checks over the phone. Just last month, on the 2nd, investigators referred Miura to prosecutors on suspicion of assault after he allegedly subjected Muroga to violence that resulted in a broken nose.

Investigators are now probing Miura’s involvement in the events leading to Muroga’s death.

Miura operated a bar in Nakano Ward. A female regular in her 20s expressed shock over the gruesome allegations.

“He was the owner, but he mostly ran the place by himself. I thought he was a kind guy who would listen to people’s complaints,” the customer said. “I can’t believe something like this happened, and I want to believe it’s a lie. I didn’t even know he had a girlfriend.”

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东京（TR）——据NHK报道（10月5日），东京警视厅逮捕了一名36岁男子，该男子涉嫌在宫城县山区遗弃其25岁女友的尸体。

居住在练马区的个体酒吧老板三浦拓也，被指控于 9 月 28 日将兼职员工室贺真帆的尸体抛弃在栗原市的山区。

三浦被捕后否认了这些指控，并告诉调查人员：“我对此没有任何记忆。”

这对夫妇一直住在练马区的一间公寓里。9月30日，室贺的母亲联系警方，称与女儿失去联系，随后发现了这起令人震惊的事件。

在搜寻失踪女子期间，调查人员分析了监控录像，录像显示三浦驾驶车辆驶往宫城县。随后，警方在该地区展开搜寻，并于4日发现了室贺的尸体。

据警方称，尸体上没有明显的外伤，但死者的头部和肩膀上套着一个袋子。

这对夫妇过往关系紧张，执法部门早已知晓。今年3月至7月间，警方曾四次介入涉及这对夫妇的事件，起因分别是三浦的紧急报警和室贺母亲的咨询。

此前警方已将这对情侣分开，并定期通过电话进行福利检查。就在上个月2日，调查人员以涉嫌殴打罪将三浦移交检方，据称他曾对室贺施暴，导致室贺鼻骨骨折。

调查人员目前正在调查三浦是否参与了导致室贺死亡的事件。

三浦在中野区经营一家酒吧。一位二十多岁的女性常客对这些骇人听闻的指控表示震惊。

“他是老板，但店里大部分时间都是他一个人打理。我觉得他是个好人，会听取顾客的意见，”顾客说。“我简直不敢相信会发生这种事，我宁愿相信这是个谎言。我甚至都不知道他有女朋友。”

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