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Police in Akishima, Tokyo, said Sunday they have arrested a 63-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 21-year-old daughter at their home.
According to police, Etsuko Shimizu strangled her daughter Moe to death with a necktie at around 2 p.m. Saturday, Fuji TV reported. She then called a news organization to report what she had done. The news organization called 110.
Police went to the apartment which they had to enter from the balcony. Moe was rushed to hospital where she died about two hours later.
Police said Shimizu has admitted to the charge but has so far given no motive. She lived with her daughter and husband who was out at the time.
© Japan Today
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candida
Here in my country. Your parents are allowed to abuse you verbally and physically. And they can just go and say it was to 'discipline' you. And if you answer back or leave home, you become 'ungrateful' because it should be understandable that because your mother gave birth to you. She has every right...
I hate this idea in our society. That's why I'm avoiding my mother.
Myhumbletake
Nothing could justify such terrible and unfortunate act. May she lay in peace and the mother find closure with herself.
Félix Lorenzo Martín Moro
Very dark reason may happened when a mother kills her daughter. I pray for her
Nan Ferra
This is a man bites dog story...usually its the children killing the parents.
gogogo
Called a news outlet? What was her motive? Trying to play the victim?
DaDude
Do you know something about this family that we don't?
Yubaru
Yeah, "real" love, murdered by her mother.
Nadège
The daughter was an adult able to now make her own decisions. A controling mom who use to decide everything could lose her cool really easily at the first real "no".
Japan should teach speech method to deal with their kid to parents. The world today is a world where children are given everything because of freedom. You will not be able to keep freedom from them any longer. They have a say in they future, their live, and this right imply making mistakes.
As a mom I Know frustration and I am a cool mom. This is very sad for the young lady who passed away and the family that loved her. May they learn forgiveness.