Two murders in Nagasaki Prefecture in December 2011 show that the police are ineffective in preventing stalking-related crime. Police nationwide need to improve their methods for deterring stalkers, including how and when to share information with different police units. They should not forget that a stalker may attack relatives in addition to the targeted person.
A 27-year-old man from Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, was arrested on Dec. 17 on suspicion of murdering a 56-year-old woman and a 77-year-old woman in Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, the day before. The victims turned out to be the mother and grandmother of a 27-year-old woman whom the suspect, Gota Tsutsui, had repeatedly stalked. She had lived in Chiba Prefecture but returned to Nagasaki Prefecture in late October. (Japan Times)
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