Man arrested for killing woman in Niigata in 2019 dies in prison while awaiting trial Jan. 17 06:00 am JST Jan. 17 | 06:25 am JST NIIGATA
A 26-year-old man who was arrested in November 2019 on suspicion of killing his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend in Niigata City was found dead in his cell earlier this month, police said.
Prison officials said Ryosuke Saito, 25, who was awaiting trial for the murder of Yuzuki Ishizawa on Nov 15, 2019, died of acute renal failure in Niigata Prison on Jan 3, Fuji TV reported. The prison announced his death on Jan 14.
Saito was charged with killing Ishizawa who worked at a bar on the second floor of a building near JR Niigata Station. The victim was stabbed multiple times and was found dead on the stairs in the building.
Man accused of killing woman near JR Niigata Station dies in custody
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on January 15, 2021
Yuzuki Ishizawa (Twitter)
NIIGATA (TR) – A 26-year-old man accused of killing a female acquaintance in Niigata City two years ago has died in custody, authorities have revealed, reports Niigata Sogo Television (Jan. 14).
On January 3, Ryusuke Saito, of no known occupation, died at the Niigata Prison. The cause of death was acute renal failure, the prison said.
Saito had been awaiting the start of his trial for the alleged murder of 20-year-old Yuzuki Ishizawa on November 15, 2019.
That night, Ishizawa was found collapsed and bleeding on the landing of a stairwell in a building located about 200 meters from JR Niigata Station in Chuo Ward.