Komae

If that guy is going to do it, he might think, how bad can it be? And the promise of a huge payout can convince young people to commit acts they might otherwise have found unthinkable.

In January 2023, in the city of Komae, Tokyo, another case with disturbing similarities to the Tochigi robbery-murder occurred.

In this incident, attackers forced entry into the home of a nine-year-old woman by posing as delivery workers.

The assailants bound the woman before beating her to death with crowbars and making off with cash, valuables, and jewelry.