BREAKING NEWS: Japanese mother killed by her ex-husband in a downtown apartment fire in Budapest – VIDEO

Turning point in the case of the Japanese mother who died in the apartment fire in the district V – with this text the Budapest Police Headquarters announced a press conference for Tuesday morning at 11 am. The police had earlier claimed that the woman “may have been smoking in her bed, which caused the fire”. But Patent, citing friends of the Japanese woman, said that the Japanese mother had never smoked and was terrified of her husband.Alexander Gál, head of the BRFK’s Life Protection Department, said at a press conference on Tuesday that a detailed and meticulous investigation had been completed with results. On 29 January, a report was received that an apartment in Béla Stollár Street was on fire. According to hvg.hu, the report was made by a 43-year-old Irish man.Firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes and extinguished the flames. They entered through an open door and found a charred female body in the living room. The caller stated that he had not been in the apartment before noon, where his ex-wife lived with their two minor children. He claimed that when he arrived, smoke was coming from under the door. He attempted to contact her by phone but was unsuccessful. He chose not to enter the apartment and instead called the police. He also claimed that he did not live in Hungary but visited every month to see his children. After the fire was extinguished, a search was conducted.

the Japanese mother’s body was found lying on its back on the sofa, surrounded by candles and cigarette butts. At the scene, there was no immediate suspicion of foul play or murder. Investigators also searched for traces of accelerants with a detection dog but found none. The inspection concluded that the fire had been caused by smoking in bed, though the fire investigation remains ongoing. Following the on-site inspection, an official autopsy was carried out, during which the medical examiner found no initial evidence of homicide,

– according to police.Police questioned the husband and examined CCTV footage. During this review, they analysed footage from the stairwell and discovered that one of the deceased Japanese mother’s children had left the apartment on the morning of the fire, and later, the ex-husband left with the other child.The newspaperreports that they took a taxi to a swimming pool. The husband then visited a café in the city centre before heading to a gym, where he stayed until noon. He exercised, took a sauna, and later returned to his ex-wife’s apartment, where he discovered the fire.Police identified fifty people from the stairwell CCTV footage. They reconstructed the man’s movements, and an analysis of the footage revealed inconsistencies in his account.

The BRFK stated on the police website that a significant development occurred on 3 February when suspicions arose that the ex-husband, after leaving the apartment with the children in the morning, had returned to the scene disguised with a helmet. He allegedly killed the Japanese mother, left, and later returned in disguise once again before calling 112. A forensic autopsy conducted on 3 February revealed signs of assault.According to24.huthe BRFK launched an investigation on suspicion of manslaughter. At their request, the 43-year-old Irish national was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Centre’s operational unit at around 11 pm in a block of flats on Ferenc Boulevard, District IX. The suspect was taken into custody, and his arrest was initiated. He denied any involvement in the crime.Read more: Drunk driving crash in Budapest tram tunnel halts service for hours – Photos

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