Tokyo girl with disabilities allegedly held captive; another brother arrested over confinement in closet

In the case involving a teenage girl with an intellectual disability who was allegedly confined in a closet at her family’s home in Machida, in which her parents and two brothers – a total of four people – were arrested and indicted, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigation Division on July 6 arrested another teenage brother on suspicion of unlawful confinement, according to investigative sources. Police believe the girl had been subjected to abuse by every other member of her family. Episode notes: ‘Disabled girl allegedly held captive; another brother arrested over confinement in closet’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/07/07/disabled-girl-allegedly-held-captive-another-brother-arrested-over-confinement-in-closet/