Nhat Linh's father returns to Japan, wants to talk directly with the suspect

Le Thi Nhat Linh's family returned to Japan to cooperate with the police to investigate the murder of her daughter.

Le Anh Hao, father of Le Thi Nhat Linh, stands at her grave in Hung Yen on April 4. Photo: Kyodo

Le Anh Hao and his wife, the parents of Le Thi Nhat Linh, said they returned to Japan on the morning of April 16, according to Japan Today. The family had previously brought the child’s body back to Vietnam for burial in their hometown of Hung Yen.

Mr. Le Anh Hao and other family members will be briefed by the police about the investigation."The time since my daughter passed away has been very difficult," Mr. Hao told reporters at Narita airport, east of Tokyo.

Speaking about the arrested suspect, Mr. Hao said: "Although I don't know if he is the real culprit or not, I want the culprit to be punished."

"I also want to talk to him directly," he added, according to Mainichi.

20 days of searching for the suspect who murdered baby Nhat Linh

Nine-year-old Nhat Linh went missing on the morning of March 24 while walking from her home to school, a 10-minute walk away. Two days later, her body was found on a grassy field near a sewer in Abiko City, about 10 kilometers from her home.Police suspect the suspect disposed of Nhat Linh's body on the night she went missing.

The suspect in Linh's murder, Yasumasa Shibuya, 46 years old, was arrested on April 14.Shibuya has two children around Linh’s age and is the chairman of the parents’ association at her elementary school. The man lives in an apartment building just 300 meters from Linh’s house and joins a group that monitors local students on their way to school every day. It was a shock to the Japanese people that the guardian of the students was a suspect in the murder of a child.

SuspectShibuya was arrested

According to VNE