THE dismembered body of a six-year-old Japanese girl has been found in several plastic bags near her home.
DNA tests confirmed the body parts were those of Mirei Ikuta, who went missing in the western Japan city of Kobe on September 11, local police said.
There were five smaller bags, containing the victim’s head, the upper torso with arms, and the legs. A police spokesman said some body parts had yet to be found.
Clothes and sandals believed to belong to the girl were also found at the site, he added.
The wooded area where the girl’s remains were found is only 150m from where she lived. Tragically, police said they searched the area early last week.
Officers today arrested a 47-year-old man who also lives in the neighbourhood.
According to Japan Today, Ikuta left school around 2.45pm on September 11. She dropped in to see her grandmother who lives near the school and left her school bag there. She then went home
