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Ex-Nursing Home Worker, 22, Sent to Prosecutors in Saitama Resident’s Killing

Investigators say he used an unchanged security code from his former job to enter the Tsurugashima facility.

Overview

  • Toya Kimura was arrested on Oct 15 after two 89-year-old residents were found with stab wounds on separate floors and later died.
  • He has admitted to killing Toshiko Kobayashi, and investigative sources say he indicated involvement in the death of Akiko Uei.
  • Police say he accessed the five-story building with a four-digit code that was not updated after he left the job in July 2024.
  • Security footage showed him inside holding a knife that police say he purchased before the attack, and cameras captured him fleeing.
  • Acting on his information, officers found a bag on a street containing a knife, a face mask and clothing believed to have been worn in the attack.