Japanese ambassador conveys apology to murdered girl’s family
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio on April 14 visited the family of Le Thi Nhat Linh, a nine-year-old girl murdered in Japan’s Matsudo city, Chiba prefecture in late March, to convey apology and sympathy over Linh’s death.
Yasumasa Shibuya, who allegedly killed Linh, was arrested on April 14 (Source: Asahi Shinbum)
Hung Yen (VNA) –Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio on April 14 visited the family of LeThi Nhat Linh, a nine-year-old girl murdered in Japan’s Matsudo city, Chibaprefecture in late March, to convey apology and sympathy over Linh’s death.
At the meeting at Linh’s Vietnamesehome in Tan Dan commune, Khoai Chau district in the northern province of HungYen, the Japanese diplomat informed Le Anh Hao, Linh’s father, that the policeof Japan arrested a man who allegedly killed Linh.
He added that the Japanese sideis working to clarify the case and will handle the culprit stringently inaccordance with the law.
Le Anh Hao said that on the earlymorning of April 14, he received a phone call from Japanese police reportingthat they arrested Yasumasa Shibuya, head of the parents’ association at Linh’sschool. Shibuya is also a streetvolunteer to watch pupils along their walking road to school.
According to Japanese police,Yasumasa Shibuya, 46, is engaging in property business and his DNA matched asample police collected at the crime scene of Linh.
Hao said that he will fly toJapan on April 16 to coordinate with the Japanese police during theinvestigation of his daughter’s case.
On March 24 this year, Linh, athird-year grader in the elementary school in Matsudo, went missing after sheleft home in Matsudo to go to school as usual.
Two days later, she was founddead without clothes at a site near a drainage ditch which is about 10-12kmfrom the school.
The police believed Linh was kidnapped right after leaving home at 8 am onMarch 24.
Besides an injury on her head and garrote marks on her necks, Linh also had aninjury on her wrist and scratches on her body.-VNA
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Yasumasa Shibuya, who allegedly killed Linh, was arrested on April 14 (Source: Asahi Shinbum) 
