Man stabs grandmother, younger brother to death in Nagano

NAGANO — Police said Wednesday they have arrested an unemployed 31-year-old man for allegedly stabbing to death his grandmother and his younger brother at their home in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. According to police, they received a call at around 10 a.m. Tuesday, reporting that an elderly woman and a young man were lying in the garden of their home and that they were covered in blood. TBS reported that police found the suspect, identified as Kazuhiro Shiobara, at the scene. Shiobara’s grandmother, who was in her 80s, and his brother, who was in his 20s, were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead, police said. Police said Shiobara has admitted killing his grandmother and younger brother, but has so far given no motive.

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