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Autopsy Identifies Yokohama Torso as Likely Female as Police Investigate Corpse Abandonment

Police prioritize identifying the victim after an autopsy left the cause of death unclear.

Overview

  • Kanagawa Prefectural Police said the remains are likely a woman aged about 20 to 50.
  • The upper body was recovered near the Hikawamaru by Yokohama’s Yamashita Park on November 1 after a passerby alerted an officer.
  • The head and lower body were missing, and investigators are probing possible cutting and deliberate disposal.
  • A forensic autopsy found no conspicuous external injuries and estimated death occurred within the past several months.
  • Based on the damage, police consider propeller involvement unlikely and are urgently working to establish the victim’s identity.