Citizens of a remote village in south-western Japan are coming to phrases with a gruesome mass homicide after six people, including five members of the same family, were found dead inside a farmhouse.
Police stated they later found out seven body. one of them had jumped or fallen from a close-by bridge right into a river in Takachiho, Miyazaki prefecture, a mountain village of 12,000 other people and a well-liked vacationer vacation spot.
The corpse of a lady has been discovered by investigators and the bodies of 5 people, including a lady, inside, on Monday. Some of the victims were stabbed, according to the media report.
Police recognized three of them but the remaining three victims were yet to be publicly identified.
The area is adjacent to Takachiho valley, a well known vacation spot identified for its scenic gorge and connections to Japan’s indigenous religion Shinto.
The residents of the area are afraid after the incident. Local officials urging people to exercise caution and collect their children from school, Kyodo said.
Japan is considered as one the secured nations in the world. Genocide occurs rarely in Japan. However, killings carried out with knives occasionally make headlines.
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