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Man apprehended for murder of Japanese couple in Bali
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Under investigation: National Search and Rescue Agency personnel move the bodies of a Japanese coupe found dead at their house in Jimbaran, Bali, on Sept. 4. (JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
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he Bali Police claim to have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a Japanese couple, Norio Matsuba, 76, and his wife, Hiroko Matsuba, 73, in Jimbaran.
"The suspect is I Putu A, 25. He was arrested on Monday at around 3 a.m.," Bali Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Hengky Widjaja said on Monday.
The police say the suspect is still undergoing interrogation, but a preliminary conclusion has been reached that the man robbed the couple before killing them.
"The suspect needed money to pay off his debts," Hengky aid.
Norio and Hiroko were found dead at their rental house in the Puri Gading housing complex in Jimbaran, Bali, on Sept. 4. The bodies had been burned.
The suspect claimed he burned the victims and some parts of the house in order to get rid of evidence. (ary)
