TOKYO,April14(Xinhua)--PoliceinChibaPrefecture,closetoTokyo,onFridayarrestedtheheadofaparents'associationonsuspicionofabandoningthebodyofaVietnamesegirllastmonth.
PolicearrestedYasumasaShibuya,46,forallegedlyabandoningthebodyofLeThiNhatLinh,a9-year-oldgirlwhowasinthethird-gradeofelementaryschoolinMatsudoCityinChiba.
ThiNhatLinh'sbodywasfoundinagrassyareanearadrainagesysteminAbiko,alsoinChiba,onthemorningofMarch26,investigatorshavesaid.
InvestigativesourcesalsosaidthatShibuya,whowasarrestedatthegirl'sschool,hasnotrespondedtoquestionsabouttheincident,butconfirmedhisDNAmatchedthatfoundinsamplestakenformtheareawherethegirl'sbodywasfound.
Shibuya,whoworksforarealestateleasingbusiness,istheheadoftheparents'associationatthegirl'sschoolandamemberofavolunteerpatrolgroupthathelpschildrengettoschoolsafely.
Accordingtolocalaccountsheisoneofanumberofparentswhotaketurnsstandingontheroadstoensurethechildrenarekeptsafeontheirwaytoschool.
Shibuyawasabsentfromhisdutiesonthemorningthegirlwentmissing,thelocaleducationboardsaid.
Linhwentmissingaftershelefthomeforherschool,locatedjust600metersfromherhome,onMarch24.
Herbodywasdiscoveredtwodayslateraround10kmfromherschool,accordingtolocalaccounts.
Investigatorsbelieveshewasabductedsoonafterleavingherhomeandwasdumpedinthefieldafterbeingstrangledatanotherlocation.
HerschoolbagandsomeclotheswerefoundclosetotheToneRiverwhichliesabout20kmfromwhereherbodywasfound.
LinhhadbeenlivingwithherparentsandheryoungerbrotherinMatsudosinceDec.2015.PriortothatshehadlivedinKawasakiinKanagawaPrefecture.
Afterthemurdercametolight,Shibuya,inhisroleasheadoftheparents'group,hadbeencollectingdonationstohelpLinh'sfamilygobacktoVietnam,localsourcessaid.