A body was found in a closet in a house in central Japan on Monday and police are investigating whether it is that of a missing 16-year-old Tokyo high school girl, investigate sources said Tuesday.
Masaki Eguchi, the 21-year-old resident of the house in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, was arrested for allegedly abandoning the body. He admitted to the charge and also hinted at his involvement in the death of the girl, according to police.
When the girl left home, she told her family that she was planning to visit a friend in Aichi Prefecture whom she became acquainted with through an online game, according to the sources.
The body was found wrapped in a cloth with duct tape, and had multiple stab wounds to the neck and shoulders.
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