5 arrested in connection with death of Chinese student in Japan lake
A site near Lake Hamana in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, where the victim's body was found.
Japanese police arrested five youngsters in connection with the drowning death of a 17-year-old Chinese student surnamed Song, Nikkei reported today.
Two of the suspects were apprehended for alleged assault and confinement, while the remaining three were arrested for suspected confinement, the police said, according to the report. The five, captured on Tuesday, are aged from 17 to 21 years old.
According to police, the victim's body was discovered on February 9 at Lake Hamana in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Allegedly, the suspects subjected the victim to violence near the residence of Song's friend and then confined Song in a vehicle.
Police are currently investigating the motives and methods employed by the suspects, the report said.
