Japan Police Arrest Teen for ’ISIL’-Inspired Killing

Local Editor

Japanese police arrested a teenager on suspicion of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder suggested to be inspired by Takfiri extremist executions.
The brutalized body of Ryota Uemura was found in undergrowth near a river last Friday. His neck had been repeatedly hacked at, apparently using a blood-soaked knife that was discovered nearby.

Low-crime Japan had been captivated by the killing, with media reporting every twist and turn in the investigation, including details of how the youngster's mobile phone was used to send a friend request on a messaging app around the time of his death.

According to a report, the wounds appeared to indicate that whoever killed Ryota might have been trying to decapitate him.

"Some investigators suspect [the criminals] watched Internet videos showing the execution of hostages by "ISIL"fighters and sought to mimic them," declared an unnamed source close to police.

Japan was still reeling from the brutal murder of two of its citizens -- war correspondent Kenji Goto and his friend Haruna Yukawa - by Takfiri extremists in Syria.

Kanagawa Police Department arrested an 18-year-old boy, whose name was withheld because he is legally a minor, on suspicion of murder.

While a police spokesman declined to confirm the reports, investigators also obtained arrest warrants for two other teenagers over the murder in Kawasaki, an industrial city southwest of Tokyo.

Junior high school student Ryota reportedly knew the suspects, and had been attacked by them previously.

Hence, violent crime was exceedingly rare in Japan and became very big news when it occurred.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team