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.