A 37-year-old company employee, Yuki Adachi, has confessed to the murder of his 11-year old adoptive son, also named Yuki, who was reported missing in March. The suspect, who claimed to have dropped the boy off at his elementary school before his arrest, confessed to abandoning his son's body and hiding it in a mountainous area near Nantan City. The discovery of the boy's shoes led to the discovery of his shoes on April 12 and subsequent discovery in a wooded area near Sonobesc. No prior reports of abuse or violence were made regarding the child's death.