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Osaka Police Confirm Mother and Daughter Killed in Izumi Apartment

Police have opened a murder investigation.

Overview

  • Two women were found bleeding in the living room and declared dead at the scene on Wednesday in an Izumi City apartment.
  • Police confirmed the victims are a resident in her 70s and her daughter in her 40s who lived in the unit.
  • Investigators reported multiple stab and cut wounds to the head, neck, and back, and said they recovered a knife believed to be the weapon.
  • Osaka Prefectural Police have opened a murder case and are running forensic tests to determine the cause and time of death.
  • A male relative called 110 after the daughter's workplace alerted him that she had not come to work.