Man held for killing grandparents, torching their bodies in Shimane

Friday 23rd May, 09:55 AM JST

SHIMANE —

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night for allegedly killing his grandparents at their house in Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture. Naoki Arita, 23, was arrested for allegedly stabbing his grandparents, Takashi, 81, and his wife Tsurumi, 76, to death and then torching their bodies in the backyard. Police said Arita showed up at a local police station, saying that he had killed his grandparents.

According to police, Arita’s brother, 17, found the victims dead in the backyard of the house around 6:55 p.m. Takashi had two knives in his back and his upper body was burnt, while Tsurumi had stab wounds to her neck.

Police said the suspect quit college in March and has been living with his grandparents, parents and brother since then without working. The parents were away Thursday night, police said.

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Spidey at 10:03 AM JST - 23rd May

Ahhhh...things just wouldn't be the same if I couldn't read about another family slaying...

Reason for killing his grandparents?..."I was angry?, frustrated?, lonely?, curious?...the list goes on

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blvtzpk at 10:08 AM JST - 23rd May

Reason for killing his grandparents?..."I was angry?, frustrated?, lonely?, curious?...the list goes on

"Stressed, drunk..."
romulus3 at 10:29 AM JST - 23rd May

I imagine the scene. you are a 17 year old kid and you turn up home to see the torched corpses of your Grandparents? WTF? is this Baghdad? Disgusting!
eiver at 11:11 AM JST - 23rd May

Naoki Arita, 23, was arrested for allegedly stabbing his grandparents, Takashi, 81, and his wife Tsurumi, 76...

Arita,23 has a wife who is 76 yrs old? =p

Anyway, killing-a-family-member-or anybody-turning-himself-up news is so common nowadays that I just turned my attention to the grammar of this sentence.
viperq8ee at 11:35 AM JST - 23rd May

go ahead and blame it on video games !!!! Its really bad what the world has come to.
himasan at 11:48 AM JST - 23rd May

Maybe the Government is giving incentives, kill a grandparent and save your future social welfare system from being eaten away.
Youdontknow at 12:38 PM JST - 23rd May

Tsuwano is a beautiful little town, steeped in history. It's a shame to have its image ruined by this loon. May the old couple rest in peace.
thepro at 12:51 PM JST - 23rd May

'They kept telling me to get a job. I was angry. etc.'
SushiSake3 at 02:05 PM JST - 23rd May

This country is getting crazier by the day....
TeruSensei at 02:43 PM JST - 23rd May

It always creeps me out to read about crime stories in either Shimane or Okayama areas, that's where I used to live and work.
SushiSake3 at 02:47 PM JST - 23rd May

Terusensei - "It always creeps me out to read about crime stories in either Shimane or Okayama areas, that's where I used to live and work."

Think there's a connection? :-)

When my mate moved to Saitama. sex crimes went up and school kids started filming porno movies in McDonald's.

You're probably be surprised.......we foreigners have more influence han you think :-)
TeruSensei at 03:01 PM JST - 23rd May

Well you never know :P

I read somewhere that Shimane prefecture is the one with the highest rates of depression anywhere in Japan, and neighbouring Tottori is the prefecture with the highest rate of teen pregnancy.

Gotta be a link there somewhere surely?
thebottomline at 03:27 PM JST - 23rd May

Imagine that cute little boy you gave otoshidama to on many occasions would be the one to end you and your spouse's life. It's just sad.
minkaboo at 12:48 AM JST - 24th May

What's the motive? Sounds like they should've given him psychotherapy or counseling. The son sounds very disturbed.
hakushaku at 10:07 AM JST - 29th May

This is awful, I lived in this village for 2 years, and taught the 17 year old mentioned in the article. He was one of my best students, very bright, polite kid. His house burned down 4 years ago to boot, right in the middle of the Shimane winter. This family really can't catch a break.

His elder brother was supposed to be a great student too, I can't imagine what the hell happened. What a nightmare.