64-year-old man arrested for strangling lover's husband in Saitama

Monday 09th June, 11:12 AM JST

SAITAMA —

A 64-year-old man was arrested on Sunday night for strangling his 68-year-old lover’s husband, 75, in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, on May 23. The woman had already been arrested on June 2 and has told police she was a conspirator in the plot.

Masaaki Ohara, 64, was arrested for allegedly strangling Ryoichi Takahashi, 75, and stealing his bankbooks from a safety box. Fumiko Takahashi, 68, who had a key maker open the box, was arrested on June 2 after she turned up at a local police station with her daughter and confessed.

According to police, the two suspects have been in a relationship for seven years, while the victim didn’t work. Fumiko told police she has been “virtually” divorced from the victim. Ohara, who lived in his car, was found in the car park of the Tachikawa velodrome in Tokyo with one of the victim’s bankbooks.

Ohara admits the allegations, police said.

8 Comments

Proffessor at 11:52 AM JST - 9th June

Wow....
romulus3 at 11:52 AM JST - 9th June

cant we all just get along?
westurn at 12:59 PM JST - 9th June

Cripes, even the geriatrics are into the murder and mayhem ! What a country !
roomtemperature at 03:55 PM JST - 9th June

"What a country !"

Amazing, isn't! Just 0.0049 murders per 1.000 people.
capone at 04:22 PM JST - 9th June

he lived in his car...obviously this Fumiko bimbo was not playing with a full deck
getsy at 04:24 PM JST - 9th June

Ohara, who lived in his car

Wow sounds like a real winner... What did she see in him.... Must of been good in car..
Altria at 04:32 PM JST - 9th June

That car was probably worth more than a house in Saitama.
bamboohat at 09:39 PM JST - 9th June

Dang, some lady was cheating on her unemployed husband with a dude that was living in his car? And she shows up at the cop shop with her murdered husbands daughter? Man that is sad.