Kobe ¨C Hyogo Prefectural Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a 42-year-old man suspected of murdering a 52-year-old woman, whose body was found alongside her mother¡¯s at their home in the city of Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture.
On Sunday, police placed Kenji Oyama, whose address and occupation are unknown, on the wanted list and solicited information on the suspect. Oyama is suspected of fatally stabbing Chihiro Tanaka multiple times with what appears to have been a knife at her home around May 13.
According to police, Oyama emerged as a suspect based on security camera footage from around the scene and forensic analysis of evidence left behind. He was last seen on security camera footage near the home on May 17, and his whereabouts have been unknown since.
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