Body of naked woman found in Hiroshima apartment; 18-year-old arrested

Police on Monday arrested an 18-year-old man after a 21-year-old woman was found strangled in an apartment in Hiroshima early Monday morning.

The woman, identified as Aika Tokunaga, was found dead inside a closet around 2:40 a.m. She was naked and her neck had strangulation marks, police said. Her bag was missing, they added. Police said that Tokunaga worked at a sex-related business and went missing after she was hired to go to the apartment on Sunday night.

Police said the suspect, who cannot be named because he is a minor, is the younger brother of the male tenants of the apartment. He admitted to the allegations saying: "I strangled her and stole her bag."