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Police in Sapporo have arrested an 18-year-old girl on suspicion of attempted murder after she slashed her mother with a knife following a dispute over use of the air conditioner at their home.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday at a house in Kita Ward. Local media reported that the suspect, who is a part-time worker, lives with her parents, elder sister and the elder sister’s two children.
The elder sister told police that prior to the attack, their mother, who is in her 40s, had warned the suspect about the air conditioner usage, and that they got into an argument. The 18-year-old then slashed her mother’s head, neck and left wrist with a kitchen knife.
The elder sister called police. The mother was taken to hospital where doctors said her wounds were not life-threatening.
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Paul
It's the heat, it gets to everyone eventually!!! Should have let her use the AC!!!
Jonathan Prin
A lost in poverty household.
None of the sisters thought of having a life on their own with finding a correct boyfriend ?
Heated dispute is the issue.
The 18 year old girl needs to lean and go away on her won.
Life will teach her respect.
smithinjapan
Johnathan Prin: "None of the sisters thought of having a life on their own with finding a correct boyfriend ?"
Do they need a man to have a life "on their own"?
Anyway, let's hope she faces serious responsibilities, but I suspect it'll be another case where they find her a child in the eyes of a law, but an adult at the voting polls.
Tom Doley
Gees, another day and another one.
Alan Harrison
Sounds like a matter for social services.
garypen
Not in much of the world.
WilliB
Wow, quite a hot family
englisc aspyrgend
Kick her out, she can pay her own A/C bills in future.
18 is a very normal age to leave home and learn to think/look after your self, as I and my contemporaries did.
3RENSHO
The mother and daughter were reportedly arguing over the air conditioner -- was it too warm or too cool?
Jonathan Prin
So nowadays life for most is apparently to be "alone" in your family home encroached upon each other and remaining single forever...
You don't know how you wasted your time.
When kids are considered adults, they should be able to do everything by themselves if needed, and not stab you own mother who gave you life !
Help always your children, but fixing rules and limits iis being a parent. It is not easy and satisfying but it is the thing to do. My parents regret that with on of my brother. Lesson learned.
Jonathan Prin
Just to say that being two makes life easier than remainig single. That is part of life, aren't you watching around you ? It is not excuse to remain home because shikata ga nai. I know so many just are helpless.
ushosh123
Warn her about AC usage? Perhaps the knife ATK is her way of manifesting the destiny of her moving out. If tensions not high, it's to the max now
kaimycahl
@3RENSHO Great post your logical explanation provides another way of looking at this situation.
The mother and daughter were reportedly arguing over the air conditioner -- was it too warm or too cool?
Yrral
Japanese house are so close,the neighbors can hear your business next door,it do not matter in America,you hear people arguing down the streets
FizzBit
When do you sleep?
purple_depressed_bacon
Well she certainly cranked things up and not in a good way. If she wanted to blast the A/C perhaps she should have thought about getting a place of her own instead of mooching off of her mom.
Speed
Guaranteed the daughter was blasting the air conditioner even when it wasn't actually necessary and the mother was being stuck with paying for it. Somewhat of a similar situation in my household.
Chico3
Well, this 18 year old is now an adult under current law. Welcome to the adult world. I can't completely blame her. However, there are alternatives, like the grocery store or shopping mall to cool off. I'm glad the mother will get better.
kurisupisu
The problem is they aren’t used to having the ac on up north…
shogun36
Sapporo?
Isn’t it cool at night there, even in the summer?
The 18 year old is better off getting another job at a supermarket. Soak up all of their AC instead.
painkiller
The elder sister told police that prior to the attack, their mother, who is in her 40s, had warned the suspect about the air conditioner usage, and that they got into an argument.
Sad that someone tries to restrict a/c use when it is needed.
Mocheake
She's not going to like the (lack of) air conditioning in the slammer. Guards beware. She might be coming at you with a shiv.
Lord_Ecks
Do they need a man to have a life "on their own"?
In Japan, pretty much yes. Japanese women do not get anything close to equal pay. Your average "good" Job women get pays roughly less than 200,000 a month.
Rent will cost anywhere from 80,000 to 120,000. Utilities and phone another 10,000 - 20,000.
Factor in food, train fares, makeup (most jobs require makeup), and other expenses and you're literally living off only the equivalent of $200 - $300 a month.
So for most women, no its not required, but you won't be able to do much on your own.