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Police to report dead man to prosecutors over pistol, machine gun found in home
YOKOHAMA -- A pistol and machine gun were found along with a stash of bullets at the home of a 52-year-old man who was found dead of illness at his home here in May, prompting police to report the dead man to public prosecutors.
Police plan to report the man, who died at the age of 52, to public prosecutors on Wednesday, accusing him of violating the Firearms and Swords Control Law.
Investigators said the man had lived alone. When his 55-year-old sister, who lived nearby, visited his home in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, on May 28, she found he had died of illness.
The following month, when the man's sister and nephew were cleaning up the home, they discovered an attache case in a draw in the study on the first floor. Inside they found a Swiss-made handgun and 159 bullets.
Police who searched the home after the receiving a report on the handgun also found a bag containing a Swiss-made machine gun loaded with 20 bullets on the second floor of the home, and seized both weapons. (Mainichi)
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070904p2a00m0na017000c.html
I'm sure there is a logical reason, but I do not see the point in referring a dead person for prosecution.
YOKOHAMA -- A pistol and machine gun were found along with a stash of bullets at the home of a 52-year-old man who was found dead of illness at his home here in May, prompting police to report the dead man to public prosecutors.
Police plan to report the man, who died at the age of 52, to public prosecutors on Wednesday, accusing him of violating the Firearms and Swords Control Law.
Investigators said the man had lived alone. When his 55-year-old sister, who lived nearby, visited his home in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, on May 28, she found he had died of illness.
The following month, when the man's sister and nephew were cleaning up the home, they discovered an attache case in a draw in the study on the first floor. Inside they found a Swiss-made handgun and 159 bullets.
Police who searched the home after the receiving a report on the handgun also found a bag containing a Swiss-made machine gun loaded with 20 bullets on the second floor of the home, and seized both weapons. (Mainichi)
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070904p2a00m0na017000c.html
I'm sure there is a logical reason, but I do not see the point in referring a dead person for prosecution.
