When Fujiyoshi Shindo's wife found the 93-year-old's body Monday in a bedroom in their home in the Japanese city of Daisen, authorities initially suspected he'd been mauled by a bear. Looks like an ursine suspect is now off the hook, as police have updated their analysis to say it appears the elderly man's son was the one who actually stabbed him to death, reports the Japan Times. Fujiyuki Shindo, an unemployed 51-year-old, was arrested Tuesday night in Daisen on suspicion of murdering his father with a bladed weapon.
Fujiyuki had originally told authorities he hadn't noticed anything amiss at the home he shared with his parents around the time of the alleged murder, per Kyodo News. Police had even sent out a bear attack warning to locals after Fujiyoshi's body was discovered, reports the BBC. However, investigators soon determined that the wounds on his body were more in line with a knife attack than a bear's claws or teeth.
After his wife called the Japanese equivalent of 911, Fujiyoshi was rushed to a hospital, where he died of blood loss. Investigators have confiscated multiple knives from the family home to try to find the murder weapon; they haven't yet suggested a motive. It actually wasn't that far out of left field to suspect the man had been mauled by a bear, as there've been frequent sightings in the area, as well as attacks. Japan's Environment Ministry says that in the year ending March 2024, there were nearly 220 people logged as suffering a bear attack, with six fatalities.
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