Sources familiar with the police investigation into the alleged abandonment of a boy’s body in Japan’s Kyoto Prefecture say the analysis of data taken from the father’s smartphone led to the discovery of the corpse.
Police on Thursday arrested Adachi Yuuki, a 37-year-old company employee, on suspicion of abandoning the body of his 11-year-old son, Yuki, in the city of Nantan.
The father has reportedly admitted to the allegation during police questioning.
Police had launched searches for the boy after he went missing on March 23. His body was found in a wooded part of the city on Monday.
Investigative sources say police examined location data and other information retrieved from the father’s smartphone before deciding where they should carry out intensive searches for the child.
The sources say the effort helped police locate the boy’s body and sneakers that are thought to be his.
Police suspect that smartphone data also indicate the father moved the remains from place to place. They are also seeking to identify what led to the boy’s death.
AloJapan.com