Although the true murderer ended up undecided, Michimasa was dismissed from the post of Sakonenochujo (lieutenant general of Imperial Guards of the Left) and demoted to Ukyogonnodaibu (a post usually taken by nobles ranked Shogoinojo (Senior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade).
この事件は結局はうやむやにされるが、翌年の万寿三年(1026年)に左近衛中将を罷免され右京権大夫（正五位上相当官）に落とされる。