The elder of the temple of Tomioka Hatiman-gu and two others were killed by a Japanese samurai sword of a katana, one was seriously injured, reports Oxu. Az.

"The murder occurred at 20 hours 15 minutes on December 7 in the area of ??Tomioka. The rector of the Tomioka Khatiman-gu Nagako Tomioka temple was 58 years old and the two suspects were a man, most likely her younger brother Shigenaga Tomioka, and his wife, a woman of about 30 years, has not yet been identified, "Kyodo reported..

According to the alleged data, the suspect killed his sister - the main priestess of the temple, when she got out of the car. The murderer's wife, also armed with a katana, chased the chieftain of the abbess of the Shinto shrine and wounded him.

After the punishment of his sister, the Japanese struck several blows in the chest to his accomplice - his wife, then committed suicide. In place of the bloody massacre, bloody samurai swords were found.

As it became known to the publication, the reason for the brutal punishment was that the brother had previously held the office of abbot of this church, but was displaced "for bad behavior". There are reports that the avenger allegedly left a note with the words "Long-term grievance", but officially the police do not confirm this.