Japanese man arrested after parts of nine bodies, severed heads were found in his apartment

Police on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man, Takahiro Shiraishi after the severed parts of nine bodies, some of them stored in picnic coolers, were found in his apartment in Tokyo,  Japanese media said.

Police made the grisly discovery in the apartment in Zama, a city just outside Tokyo, after investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old woman who went missing earlier this month and was seen walking with the man near the apartment on security camera footage, multiple media reported.

A number of coolers were found in the house, each containing body parts, and led to the arrest of a Takahiro Shiraishi on suspicion of abandoning a body. Police are investigating further.