An elderly couple and a woman were
Two other women were injured. The Hyogo prefectural police are investigating the incident on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
The police received a phone call from someone speaking with a man's voice around 6:20 a.m. from a house asking for help. A police officer found the elderly couple collapsed at the scene. The two were later confirmed dead, while another woman was found dead nearby.
The police arrested the man who lives at the house where the phone call was made on suspicion of violating the Firearms and Swords Control Law for possessing a kitchen knife at a shrine close to the residence.
They are investigating whether the man is related to the deaths of the three people.
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