Cold case closed after DNA confirms identity of Japanese murder suspect who fled to SA
Samples taken from body exhumed in Umkomaas confirm identity of man wanted for 20 years by Tokyo police
21 August 2022 - 19:35
The test results of DNA taken by police from the exhumed body of a Japanese national in KwaZulu-Natal in July have come back positive for wanted murder suspect Tomoyuki Matsui, 46...
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