Eldest of 3 teen suspects admits to killing Kawasaki boy

Eldest of 3 teen suspects admits to killing Kawasaki boy

People visit the spot on a riverbank in Kawasaki, near Tokyo where the body of Ryota Uemura, a 13-year-old boy, was found the previous month. Many flowers and basketballs have been left there as condolence offerings. The eldest of three male teenagers arrested in connection with the death of Uemura has admitted to killing the boy with a box-cutter, investigative sources said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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