Four teens have been held over a robbery-murder case in Tochigi in which a 69-year-old woman was stabbed to death. The boys are suspected of meeting the alleged masterminds on the day of the crime.
Police say the four boys broke into a home in Kaminokawa, Tochigi, on Thursday morning. They allegedly stabbed a 69-year-old woman to death and attacked her sons.
The teens are suspected of acting in collusion with a couple believed to be the masterminds. Reports indicate the boys met the couple on the day of the crime.
The four teens, some from Kanagawa, were taken into custody as Japanese police continue their investigation.