BREAKING NEWS: Japanese mother killed by her ex-husband in a downtown apartment fire in Budapest – UPDATE

Turning point in the case of the Japanese mother who died in the apartment fire in the district V – with this text the Budapest Police Headquarters announced a press conference for Tuesday morning at 11 am. The police had earlier claimed that the woman “may have been smoking in her bed, which caused the fire”. But Patent, citing friends of the Japanese woman, said that the Japanese mother had never smoked and was terrified of her husband.

Sándor Gál, head of the BRFK’s Life Protection Department, said at a press conference on Tuesday that a detailed and meticulous investigation had been completed with results. On 29 January, a report was received that an apartment in Béla Stollár Street was on fire. According to hvg.hu, the report was made by a 43-year-old Irish man.

Firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes and extinguished the flames. They entered through an open door and found a charred female body in the living room. The caller stated that he had not been in the apartment before noon, where his ex-wife lived with their two minor children. He claimed that when he arrived, smoke was coming from under the door. He attempted to contact her by phone but was unsuccessful. He chose not to enter the apartment and instead called the police. He also claimed that he did not live in Hungary but visited every month to see his children. After the fire was extinguished, a search was conducted.

the Japanese mother’s body was found lying on its back on the sofa, surrounded by candles and cigarette butts. At the scene, there was no immediate suspicion of foul play or murder. Investigators also searched for traces of accelerants with a detection dog but found none. The inspection concluded that the fire had been caused by smoking in bed, though the fire investigation remains ongoing. Following the on-site inspection, an official autopsy was carried out, during which the medical examiner found no initial evidence of homicide,