Man searched for woman through her livestream in Tokyo before killing her

Police officers investigate the site where a woman was killed in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. - The Yomiuri Shimbun via The Japan News/ANN

TOKYO: The man who allegedly killed a woman livestreaming on the streets of Tokyo reportedly said he came to Tokyo to search for her whereabouts while she was streaming.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the murder. The man, 42, is from Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture and allegedly killed the 22-year-old woman on Tuesday (March 11) as she livestreamed on the streets of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.