Peruvian man accused of starting fire that followed murders of Brazilian sisters
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 10, 2020
On December 30, 2015, Edgardo Anthony La Rosa Vite, 34, allegedly used gasoline to set fire to the apartment of 27-year-old Kimberly Akemy Amarilha Maruyama.
Emergency personnel later found the bodies of Maruyama and her sister, 29-year-old Michelle, inside the burned-out structure, located inside a government-run building in the Ippongicho area area.
A gasoline can was discovered in the kitchen, police previously said.
Based on evidence at the scene, security camera footage and witness testimony, police on Tuesday accused Vite of arson.
The suspect declined to comment on the allegations, the Handa Police Station said.