2 bodies found in freezer at dried seafood store in Shizuoka

SHIZUOKA — Police said Thursday they are investigating the murder of a man and woman whose bodies were found at a dried fish store in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture. According to police, the store owner, 59-year-old Takako Shimizu, and manager Keigoro Obuchi, 71, were found dead in a walk-in freezer on Wednesday morning by one of the store’s employees, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said a knife was missing from the store and blood stains led to a table which had been pushed against the freezer door to keep it closed. Inside the freezer, the bodies of Shimizu and Obuchi had been propped up against a wall, police said. Both bodies had multiple stab wounds, police said.

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