Sagamihara police arrest four teenagers in high school student death case

Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested four teenagers, aged 16 and 17, in connection with the death of a 17-year-old high school student. The suspects are accused of causing injury to a 14-year-old junior high school student who was traveling with the victim.

The incident occurred on the 22nd of last month in Sagamihara City's Chuo Ward. The victim, Setsuna Shimizu, was reportedly chased by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle with the 14-year-old student. The victim was subsequently assaulted on a farm road and died from a brain contusion caused by blunt force trauma to the head.

Witnesses reported that the 14-year-old was also assaulted, sustaining facial injuries. Investigators believe the four suspects, who were traveling in a car, may have had a dispute with the victims. Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the high school student's death.