新たに衣類発見　人骨らしきものも―関連を捜査・山梨県警

　山梨県警は４日、同県道志村の捜索で人骨らしきものと衣類を新たに発見したと発表した。衣類は黒っぽい長袖のハイネックで、２０１９年９月に近くで行方不明となった当時小学１年の小倉美咲さん（９）＝千葉県成田市＝が着ていたものと特徴が似ているという。
　いずれも枯れ葉の下から見つかり、数年が経過しているとみられることが捜査関係者への取材で判明。山梨県警は今後も捜索を続けるとともに、人骨らしきものや衣類を鑑定し、所有者などの特定を急ぐ。衣類のサイズ、人骨とみられるものの大きさや部位は明らかにしていない。
　県警から連絡を受けた美咲さんの母、とも子さん（３９）は「正直言葉になりません。しばらく放心状態で涙が止まりませんでしたが、私は絶対に諦めません。必ず神様が美咲を守ってくれて、私の元へ無事に返してくれると信じています」とコメントを出した。（2022/05/04-20:32）

Police in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, have found clothing and what looks like a human bone in an area near the campsite from which an elementary school girl disappeared more than two and a half years ago.
   The clothing is a long-sleeved high-necked dark-colored garment similar to one being worn by the girl, Misaki Ogura, 9, at the time of her disappearance, according to an announcement by the Yamanashi prefectural police department Wednesday.
   The garment and the suspected human bone were found under fallen leaves in the village of Doshi in the prefecture and are believed to be several years old, investigative sources said.
   While continuing their search for the girl from the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, and items linked to her, the prefectural police will examine the discovered garment and suspected human bone to identify the owner. The police did not disclose the sizes of the clothing and the suspected human bone or to which part of the body the apparent bone belonged.
   After being informed of the discovery by the Yamanashi police, the girl's mother, Tomoko Ogura, 39, said in a statement, "To be honest, I am at a loss for words. I was in a state of abandonment for a while and could not stop shedding tears. But I will never give up. I believe that God will protect Misaki and return her safely to me."