Japan vows to quickly solve murder of Vietnamese girl
Japan is committed to investigating the murder of Vietnamese girl Tran Thi Nhat Linh in Chiba prefecture and punishing the culprit in line with the law, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on April 14
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo: AP)
Tokyo (VNA) – Japan is committed to investigating the murder of Vietnamesegirl Le Thi Nhat Linh in Chiba prefecture and punishing the culprit in line with the law, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on April 14.
He extendeddeep condolences to the family of the 9-year-old girl.
At a working session with VietnameseMinister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Fumio Kishida informed hisguest that Japanese police arrested a suspect in the murder, a 46-year-old mannamed Shibuya Yasumasa, on the morning of April 14.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan was alsoinformed of the arrest by the local police on April 14, and promptly notifiedLinh’s parents, who are currently in Vietnam.
The embassy will keep watch on thecase’s developments and assist Linh’s family to travel to Japan for upcomingprocedures.
It will work closely with Japaneseagencies to soon bring the culprit to justice.
A representative from the embassy saidafter the tragedy, many Japanese have sent letters to express their condolencesand their hope that the case will not affect Vietnam-Japan relations.
According to police of Japan’s Chiba prefecture,Shibuya Yasumasa, 46, is the girl’s neighbour and his DNA matched samplespolice collected on the girl’s belongings. However, he still keeps silence onthe case.
Linh, who was in her third year at Matsudo elementaryschool in Chiba prefecture, went missing on the morning of March 24.
Her body was found on March 26 morning at a site neara drainage ditch which is about 10-12km from the school.-VNA
Japanese police has confirmed that the body of a girl found near a ditch in Abiko city of Chiba prefecture was that of nine-year-old Vietnamese national Le Thi Nhat Linh, who went missing on March 24.
The Vietnamese embassy in Japan has immediately taken citizen protection measures upon learning that a Vietnamese third-grade girl, Le Thi Nhat Linh, was found dead in Abiko city, Chiba prefecture.
Japanese police arrested on April 14 a man in connection with the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba prefecture, according to local media.
Police of Japan’s Chiba prefecture on April 14 said the suspect arrested in the morning of the same day in connection with the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl is the girl’s neighbor in Matsudo.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo: AP) 
