NARA, Japan -- The mother of the man who shot dead former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is believed to have donated about 100 million yen ($720,000) to a religious organization, according to police sources.
Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested and being held on suspicion of murder, told Nara Prefectural Police that he held a grudge against the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church. The police is investigating if the donation was a motive for Abe's killing.
