Overview
- Aichi Prefectural Police transferred Kumiko Yasufuku to prosecutors on November 2 and searched her home in Nagoya’s Minato Ward.
- Bloodstains from the 1999 crime scene matched the suspect’s DNA after she provided a sample on October 30, prompting her arrest the following day.
- The suspect told investigators she injured her hand during the incident, aligning with non-victim blood traces and a witness account of a bleeding woman leaving the area.
- Detectives say the attacker arrived with a knife and struck near the entrance as the victim prepared lunch, and the weapon has not been recovered.
- Police had re-interviewed the suspect multiple times since August as a high-priority contact, while the victim’s husband and now-adult son expressed relief and urged clarity on motive.