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Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The headquarter of Miyagi prefectural police
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:17 JST, April 15, 2025
SENDAI ‐ Police have launched a murder investigation after receiving a report on Sunday from a passerby of a person collapsed on a beach in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture.
Yuka Gyoji, a 35-year-old nursery school teacher from Taihaku Ward, Sendai, was confirmed dead at the scene.
According to police, Gyoji suffered multiple stab wounds, mainly to the chest. The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was blood loss due to stabbing from a knife-like object. Miyagi prefectural police began investigating the case as a murder and abandonment of the body on Monday, setting up investigation headquarters at Iwanuma Police Station.
Police sources say the stab wounds penetrated through to her internal organs. It is believed that the perpetrator had strong intent to kill.
According to prefectural police, Gyoji was found lying by the surf wearing her clothes, but without shoes. Apparent blood stains have been identified on the beach, but a weapon has not yet been found.
Gyoji worked at a nursery school in Sendai and lived with her elementary school child. After she had gone missing on Saturday, her parents had filed a report with the police on Sunday.
