Police in Izumo have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning two bodies believed to be those of his father and brother.
Police in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, arrested Tomokazu Moriyama on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of two men believed to be his 55-year-old brother Shinya and his 85-year-old father Norito. The bodies were found buried face down about 30 centimeters deep in the garden of the father's home.
Officers received a call on Thursday from a relative who had been unable to contact the father. They discovered the bodies during a search at around 12:40 a.m. Friday. The bodies showed traumatic injuries involving bleeding to the head and abdomen.
Moriyama, who did not live with his father and brother, has denied the allegation. He is unemployed.