Police officers are gathered near a home, where the bodies of a woman and two children in a suspected murder-suicide were found, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 2, 2025. (Kyodo)
OSAKA (Kyodo) — A man was found collapsed and later died in Osaka Prefecture on Monday, prompting police to visit his home, where they found the bodies of a woman and two children in a suspected murder-suicide.
The police suspect the 26-year-old woman and two girls, aged 1 and 2, were related to the man, who was found lying on a street near a footbridge in Suita, about 1 kilometer from his home.
An emergency call was made around 6:20 a.m. to report a person lying on the street. The 26-year-old man was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police identified his home from his belongings and found a blood-stained bladed object and what appeared to be a suicide note he had written in the apartment.
Authorities said the three victims were found dead with blood around their abdomens.
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