Police in Esashi, Hokkaido, have arrested a 78-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting his 76-year-old wife at their home.
According to police, Yoshitaka Fujiwara is accused of beating his wife Masayo multiple times this month, causing injuries such as broken ribs, Kyodo News reported.
Fujiwara called 119 at around 9:30 a.m. on March 18 and said his wife wasn’t moving and that her body was cold. Masayo was dead when paramedics arrived. They notified police.
An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was tension pneumothorax.
Police said Fujiwara, who was arrested on Thursday, has admitted to the charge and quoted him as saying, “It's true that I was violent toward my wife, and probably caused her death."
© Japan Today
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falseflagsteve
78 years of age, 78! Can you believe it?
This sadistic monster deserves to spend the rest of his miserable days behind bars for this wicked crime. Beat her multiple times in a month and how many more times before that?
Cephus
What's tragedy, ending with wife's death.
Cephus
"78 years of age, 78! Can you believe it?
This sadistic monster deserves to spend the rest of his miserable days behind bars for this wicked crime. Beat her multiple times in a month and how many more times before that?"
There might be more to this story, but commiting violence @ 78 is unbelievable.
Gazman
He’s probably spent the last 50 odd years beating her, poor woman. Lock him up for the rest of his life.
oldman_13
Well, it's clear he was a homicidal maniac, so people can't excuse this like they typically do by saying he only did it to end her suffering from terminal illness or other such excuses.