It is unknown, whether this was actually a murder or an accidental death, and the murderer was also said to be unknown, but at Court there were rumors that the Emperor Yozei had beaten him to death.
それが本当に殺人事件なのか、あるいは過失致死といった類の事故なのかは明らかではなく、また犯人も不明とされたが、宮中では陽成天皇が殴り殺したのだと噂された。