Police in Kunitachi City, Tokyo, have arrested a 70-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 102-year-old mother with whom she lived.
Police said Yoko Komine as admitted to the allegation and quoted her as saying she killed her mother Fuku Komine because she was worn out from looking after her, TV Asahi reported.
According to police, Komine strangled her mother with a thin cord at around 6:40 a.m. on Monday, and then stabbed her in the neck with a knife while she was asleep in bed.
Komine called police at 6:45 a.m. and said she had killed her mother. Police said Fuku was dead when they arrived.
Police quoted Komine as saying bathing her mother and taking her to the toilet had become too much for her.
© Japan Today
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smithinjapan
Family day once again.
Asiaman7
Terribly sad for all parties.
Fulfilling a societal obligation of caring for her elderly mother, who lived into her hundreds as a result of medical advancements, simply wore out the 70-year-old daughter.
The daughter likely needed a breather and assistance of her own. In the end, she simply gave up on her mother and herself.
Society might benefit from planned departures in such cases.
almakukac
This has been ongoing for years now. Now it's as common to see the japanese killing their spouse, mother, father and siblings in the news, as reading about traffic accidents (if not more common).
This japanese attitude is sick. And the government ignoring the problem is even sicker.
BertieWooster
“According to police, Komine strangled her mother with a thin cord at around 6:40 a.m. on Monday, and then stabbed her in the neck with a knife while she was asleep in bed.”
So what's the "suspicion?"
Sam Watters
@Asiaman7. I agree. Many people are simply living too long (and by that I do not wish to insinuate that the elderly are a burden but rather to point out that many are living longer than they wish to live). Planned departures/living wills are other end-of-life preparations could very well reduce the number of tragic stories like this one.
tigerjane
In this case, rarely, I have empathy for the daughter do you imagine being 70 years old this is considered elderly in any country and having to lift your 100 year plus mother on a daily basis to bath and clean her plus take care of herself.
Surprisingly there are many ladies in this age group that never had children and or married, clearly this daughter was on her own in this situation and there should have been more help offered by the local municipality. What had the daughter not been there, where would her mother been residing and that would be costing the government a whole lot of money.
The LDP needs to stop supporting so many foreign governments and start supporting the elderly.
To the mother RIP and many prayers to this daughter what is going to be a nightmare with the legal system that should never be had she received real support.
Alongfortheride
But as long as Kishida can spend trillions of tax payers money on new guns he does not need to care about his own elderly killing each other due to no government support. Well done Kish! You da man!
Noone1
Sad outcome. She shoulder more than most people would ever know in a lifetime.
GuruMick
100 plus years old...should be in a nursing home.
Better for everyone.
Problem not going away in Japan...needs some new ideas and new funding.
But, would'nt an overdose of meds have been a better way.?
V Campbell
"But as long as Kishida can spend trillions of tax payers money on new guns he does not need to care about his own elderly killing each other due to no government support. Well done Kish! You da man!" How old are you?