October 28 (Sasebo, Japan)- A United States Navy sailor was found dead on the railway platform of Japan Railway Co. Haiki station, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan and later identified as Samuel Lewis Stiles (25), Petty Officer 2nd Class of United States Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan.
At around 5 am on October 28, he was found dead, bleeding from his forehead. According to the Japanese police authorities, the fact that part of his windbreaker was burnt suggests possible electrocution after he somehow climbed up to the roof of the train car stopping at the station after the operating hours. The police also reportedly discovered a few empty cans of alcoholic drink called "Chūhai" nearby his body.
The discovery of his body at 5 am strongly suggests that he may have breached a recently implemented curfew on US service personnel, requiring them to stay at bases, personal homes, or hotels between 11 pm and 5 am. The curfew was put into place after two US sailors were arrested on accusations that they raped and robbed on October 16 at between 3:30 am and 4:20 am a young Japanese woman in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
The Japanese police authority is now investigating the case to determine the cause of his death.
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