Japanese couple found dead in Bali

BALI: Police have launched a murder investigation into the deaths of an elderly Japanese couple whose bodies were found burned beyond recognition on the holiday island of Bali.

The scorched corpses of Nurio Matsuba, 76, and his wife, Hiroko, 73, were discovered on Sept 4 by their Indonesian foster son in Jimbaran, a fishing village and resort area here.

“This is a planned murder... it’s clear the person has planned it before going to the victims’ house,” Denpasar police chief Hadi Purnomo said on Monday.

Initial examinations revealed multiple stab wounds to the Matsubas.

Investigators found rope and two knives at the crime scene. AFP