Police officers enter an apartment building in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 27, 2014, to investigate the site where Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school girl, was murdered and dismembered by her classmate, also 15.You must be registered for see images
A 15-year-old Japanese schoolgirl was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murdering a classmate and dismembering her body, local media reported.
The suspect, whose name was not released as she is a minor, has admitted to strangling the victim and cutting off her head and left hand, according to the Kyodo news agency.
She allegedly delivered blows to the head of 15-year-old Aiwa Matsuo with a metal instrument before strangling her in the city of Sasebo, in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwest Japan.
The victim's body was found on a bed in the suspect's apartment early on Sunday and investigators discovered tools nearby, reports said.
The suspect, who lived away from her parents though in the same city, told police she acted alone in the grisly killing, Kyodo added.
Matsuo had reportedly gone out to meet friends on Saturday afternoon, but her parents notified the police when she failed to return home at night.
The two girls graduated from the same junior high school.
The story is reminiscent of a case in 1997 when a 14-year-old was arrested for the murder of two schoolchildren. The head of one of the victims was left in front of his school gates.
Picture of victim:
You must be registered for see images
Last edited: