Japanese authorities arrested the son of an elderly man on murder charges after originally believing he was fatally mauled during a bear attack, according to reports and authorities.

Fujiyosh Shindo, 93, was discovered collapsed and bleeding by his wife inside their home in the northern Akita prefecture on Monday — originally alarming police into thinking a bear had wounded him, BBC reported.

Cops arrested Fujiyuki Shindo, 51, on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his father, after previously believing the elderly man had died from a bear attack. Getty Images

In a twist, cops arrested Fujiyuki Shindo, 51, on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his father, the outlet reported.

The bear attack theory was withdrawn when authorities recognized Fujiyosh Shindo’s wounds were more consistent w

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