A five-year-old boy was found dead in a parked car in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, along with his unconscious older brother and father in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
According to police, an employee of a store saw a man and two young boys slumped in the car in the store parking lot at around 1 p.m. Saturday, and called 119, NHK reported.
Police said traces of charcoal briquettes were found in the car, and the windows were sealed shut.
Police said the 5-year-old boy was declared dead at the scene, while his brother, of elementary school age, and their father, who is in his 30s, were unconscious. They were taken to hospital and were in a stable condition on Sunday.
Police said they will wait until the father has fully recovered before questioning him.
© Japan Today
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grc
How awful. It surely couldn’t happen in Japan?
DanteKH
How desperate one parent has to be in order to murder his own children??
Speed
Having to grow up without your father is much better than being killed by him no matter what the reason. Living is the most important thing and these kids deserve at least that. Their lives might turn out great or terrible but please at least give them that chance.
Seth Majer
Poor kids, RIP.
Father is a dirtbag!
Gaijinjland
@Seth
I know a lot of dirtbags and deadbeat dads. None of them are murderers, to my knowledge.
garypen
Another murder-suicide where the suicide part failed, despite a successful murder. I wonder why that happens. so often. I guess it'll remain a mystery.
WA4TKG
Where’s mom?
Maybe that has something to do with it.
Who’s she with?
Fighto!
Blaming the mother for what this animal of a man (not a real father) has "allegedly" done?
Despicable.
If found guilty, may the animal be hung, or rot forever in a cell.
Rest in Peace to the poor, innocent boy.
Keepitreal
RIP this kind of news is always heart breaking to see.