Stepfather tells Japanese investigators ‘there’s no doubt’ he killed missing boy

Yuki Adachi, a 37-year-old man in Kyoto prefecture, Japan, has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of his 11-year-old stepson, also named Yuki Adachi, who went missing on March 23. Initially, the stepfather claimed to have driven the boy to school. However, he has now admitted to killing the child and abandoning the body in Nantan. He is suspected of hiding the corpse in different locations between March 23 and Monday afternoon. The arrest marks a significant development in the investigation, which began after the boy's disappearance prompted an extensive police search. The stepfather is currently in custody.