Police officials announced on the 21st that Kobayashi had died of a "heart attack," but Takiji's body, which was returned to his bereaved family the next day, was abnormally swollen due to torture, and his lower body was swollen and black due to internal bleeding. However, every hospital refused to perform autopsy for fear of the Tokkō police. - Takiji Kobayashi's torture death, lawyer's statement record that the bereaved family tries to sue Naonori Nakamura September 23, 2019 (『小林多喜二の拷問死、遺族が告訴試みる弁護士供述記録』中村尚徳 2019年9月23日) https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM9L6FHCM9LPIHB02P.html
