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Police in Kochi have arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of attempted murder after she stabbed her 51-year-old father with a knife at their home.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Fuji TV reported. The girl stabbed her father in the back while he was in the living room. He was taken to hospital and was in a stable condition on Friday, police said.
Police said the girl has admitted to stabbing her father who had been drinking alcohol on Wednesday afternoon and night. The girl said she grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed her father after her sister and her father got into a heated argument.
The girl said she often felt discontent with her father’s words and behavior when he was drinking.
© Japan Today
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Do the hustle
The father must have been a real drunken butt-hole to push a 16 year old girl to the point of trying to kill him.
Mocheake
Well, this time she really took the meaning of ''discontent'' to a whole different level. He needs to stop coming home drunk or at least hide the knives before heading to the pub.
Nananabatman
But alcoholism isn't a problem in Japan, right?
sensei258
Just because he was a dick, doesn't mean it's okay for her to stab him in the back.
sensei258
If he was physically abusing her at the time then she could be excused. But, she did it when he wasn't looking and wasn't a threat so good luck trying to excuse that in court. But hey, this is Japan if she finds an understanding judge she'll get a suspended sentence.
sensei258
You have to wonder what kind of family Dynamic there will be from now on.
Concerned Citizen
I think there's not enough information given here to make a judgement on this incident. Had dad been abusing her in some way, physically or sexualy? Was she a naughty teenager running around with questionable company, dad was getting on her case and she came up with this excuse? Or was it simply the he's alcoholic and she got fed up with his drunkeness, as she said? There's usually more to these stories than is reported. Let the judge find all that out. We'll probably never know.
Hervé L'Eisa
Ah, victim-blaming again... She didn't like the words he used. Since none of us know the context of the argument or the family situation, perhaps it would be better to hold off the judgements before learning the facts?
Andrew Crisp
That's no excuse for stabbing someone, but the article doesn't give much back ground information so until the police release more information or the case goes to court, its anyones guess what happened.
therougou
She's a minor anyway..
therougou
NHK article says it was her older sister that was arguing with the father.
Moderator: Yes, that is correct.
DOEL HARRY
Can't blame the girl for defending her sister from a drunk .... Where was the mother during this drunks abuse of his daughters ???