U.S. Marine accused of strangling woman in Okinawa love hotel
Suspect said, 'I don't know anything about it' The post U.S. Marine accused of strangling woman in Okinawa love hotel appeared first on TokyoReporter .
A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa. Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is accused of killing Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel in Naha, the capital of the southernmost prefecture, on Saturday. According to police, Ballard also took Yagi's wallet and backpack.
The Japanese government has protested to the US over the incident, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressing regret and seeking maximum cooperation with the investigation. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi described the incident as "unacceptable" and "deeply outrageous".
The US embassy and the Marine Corps have expressed condolences and said they are cooperating with Japanese authorities. Ballard denied the allegations, police said.
Brief written by urgent.news from Tokyo Reporter, Free Malaysia Today — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
