Man arrested after girlfriend’s body found in mountains of Miyagi Prefecture
Bar owner Takuya Miura has denied that he abandoned the woman's body in the mountains, telling police he doesn't remember.
A 36-year-old man from Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, named Takuya Miura, has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of abandoning his girlfriend’s body in the mountains of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture. Miura, a bar owner, is accused of transporting the body of Maho Muroga, 25, whom he had been living with, to Miyagi Prefecture and leaving it there on September 28.
Muroga’s mother reported her daughter missing to the police on September 30, after being unable to reach her via phone. Police discovered Muroga’s body on September 29 near Lake Hanayama in Kurihara, wrapped in a plastic bag and showing signs of suffocation. Miura has denied the allegations, claiming he cannot remember the events and stating that he traveled to Miyagi Prefecture alone to buy alcohol for his bar.
He allegedly used Muroga’s smartphone to send messages to his phone during the transport, possibly to make it appear as though she was still alive. Muroga and Miura met in September of the previous year and began living together. There were three emergency calls made between March and June due to arguments between the two. Muroga had previously consulted police in July, stating that she had been beaten by Miura.
The case was referred to prosecutors on September 2, and police met with Muroga on September 25, who told them she had reconciled with Miura and that they continued to live together.
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