Overview
- Osaka Prefectural Police said a judicial autopsy found the woman died from asphyxiation by strangulation and noted head injuries and fractures to both legs.
- Investigators are examining the possibility the victim was pushed from the Namihaya Bridge, a road span about 40 meters above the floating barge where her body was found.
- A male worker discovered the barefoot woman on the barge in a port and warehouse area and reported her to police, who say she wore pink sleepwear and carried no possessions.
- Authorities have classified the case as a suspected homicide and are continuing forensic work and inquiries to confirm her identity and reconstruct events at the industrial site.
- Police have not released information on any suspects and say they will review physical evidence, witness statements and available bridge-area footage as the probe continues.