Man arrested in connection with missing teenage girl in Oita

OITA — Police in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of a missing teenage girl.

A body, believed to be the missing girl, was found at around 1:20 p.m. Sunday on a cliff in a mountainous area of Bungo-Ono City, near the border with Miyazaki Prefecture, Oita Broadcasting Corp reported.

Police arrested Tadafumi Himeno, whose occupation is unknown, early Sunday morning. He is suspected of abandoning the body in early March.

The girl, who is in her late teens, was last seen by her family leaving her home at 11:30 p.m. on March 2. On March 4, the family filed a missing person’s report with police.

Their investigation led to Himeno and he was detained on Saturday.

Police said that Himeno has admitted to disposing of the girl's body and has also made statements hinting that he killed her.

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