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| Japan: Suspected bear attack victim was killed by son, police say | Japan: Suspected bear attack victim was killed by son, police say |
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| Japan has seen a rising number of bear attacks in recent years | Japan has seen a rising number of bear attacks in recent years |
| Japanese police have said that an elderly man who they had believed was killed by a bear had in fact been stabbed to death by his son. | Japanese police have said that an elderly man who they had believed was killed by a bear had in fact been stabbed to death by his son. |
| Fujiyuki Shindo, 51, was arrested in the northern Akita prefecture on Tuesday for allegedly murdering his 93-year-old father Fujiyoshi, local media reports. | Fujiyuki Shindo, 51, was arrested in the northern Akita prefecture on Tuesday for allegedly murdering his 93-year-old father Fujiyoshi, local media reports. |
| Police sent out a bear attack warning mail after the victim's wife found him collapsed and bleeding on the floor. But it was withdrawn after investigators concluded the wounds were more consistent with knife injuries. | Police sent out a bear attack warning mail after the victim's wife found him collapsed and bleeding on the floor. But it was withdrawn after investigators concluded the wounds were more consistent with knife injuries. |
| Bear sightings are increasingly common in northern Japan, where ageing populations and shrinking farmlands have meant the animals are expanding their habitat closer to human populations. | |
| Mr Shindo, who lived with his parents, had initially told police that he did not notice anything unusual at home during the time of the attack, agency Kyodo News reported. | Mr Shindo, who lived with his parents, had initially told police that he did not notice anything unusual at home during the time of the attack, agency Kyodo News reported. |
| Investigators seized several knives from the family's home and were trying to identify the murder weapon, Jiji Press reported. | Investigators seized several knives from the family's home and were trying to identify the murder weapon, Jiji Press reported. |
| They have not given out a motive for the murder. | They have not given out a motive for the murder. |
| Bears were initially blamed for Fujiyoshi Shindo's death because Japan has seen a rising number of bear attacks in recent years. In the 12 months to March 2024, a record 219 people were attacked by bears - and six of them died, Japan's Environment Ministry said. | Bears were initially blamed for Fujiyoshi Shindo's death because Japan has seen a rising number of bear attacks in recent years. In the 12 months to March 2024, a record 219 people were attacked by bears - and six of them died, Japan's Environment Ministry said. |
| In July, a newspaper deliveryman was killed by a brown bear in a residential area. | In July, a newspaper deliveryman was killed by a brown bear in a residential area. |
| The rise in bear encounters have also prompted authorities to relax hunting laws to make it easier for people to shoot bears. | The rise in bear encounters have also prompted authorities to relax hunting laws to make it easier for people to shoot bears. |
| Thousands of bears have recently been trapped and killed by hunters. | Thousands of bears have recently been trapped and killed by hunters. |