Overview
- Yūki Adachi, 37, was rearrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder in Nantan after an earlier arrest on suspicion of abandoning his son's body.
- Investigative sources say he told police he strangled the boy in a public restroom about 2 kilometers from their home during an argument.
- Police say the boy’s reported words, “You’re not my real father,” may have triggered the rage, though a senior officer called that motive a disproportionate leap.
- The child went missing March 23, his body was found April 13 in a mountain forest about 8 kilometers from home, and Adachi was first arrested April 16.
- Sources say he moved the body several times and joined search efforts to delay discovery, and the case has been sent to prosecutors for charging decisions.