Fukui Prefectural Police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of killing his parents in August.
Police said the man, whose name has not been released, was arrested on Monday after he was discharged from a hospital where he had been since his parents were found dead, Kyodo News reported.
Police said the man is accused of beating his parents with his fists at around Aug 22 at their home in Fukui City. His mother died on the day of the assault, while his father died on Aug 24.
The man was admitted to hospital after the incident and was diagnosed with a mental disorder.
Police said he has denied the charge.
On the day the incident occurred, a relative of the man’s parents visited a police station after not being able to contact them. Police went to the house and found the man's parents unconscious. The suspect was also present at the house.
© Japan Today
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falseflagsteve
Another one, can you believe it? Seems to be a few cases a day lately.
A government inquiry is needed to try and take measures to stop this, it so upsetting to read about.
justasking
It is the norm for unemployed women and men in this age group to murder their parents and it is not going to stop because they were brought up to be self-entitled, unfortunately. Their parents grew up in the war era, and so, they sacrificed for their kids and gave them everything under the sun.
Roy
Homicides? Yes, something like two a day, on average. Not sure about the familicide rate, though.
Why do you need government measures to stop reading it?
Roy
Unfortunately that's true, all the 40 year old unemployed I know murdered their parents. Some on their 40th birthday, as a celebration.
smithinjapan
"Another one, can you believe it? Seems to be a few cases a day lately."
Been saying it for ages, Steve. But it is actually still increasing.