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Police in Imabari, Aichi Prefecture, on Sunday arrested an 88-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 86-year-old wife.
According to police, Teruo Suga called 119 at around 2:35 a.m. and asked that an ambulance be sent immediately to his home. His wife was taken to hospital with a stab wound to the chest but her condition is stable.
Police said Suga told ambulance personnel that he had stabbed his wife while she was sleeping and then slashed his right wrist. He also was hospitalized.
Police said they will wait until Suga recovers before questioning him further.
© Japan Today
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Disillusioned
It's interesting how nobody has commented on today's family (attempted) murder. I guess people are getting desensitised to it due to the regularity.
quercetum
These stories are a nickel a bushel.
Nobnaga
some people just are not up to being married even in his age hes willing to do such a thing i can't understand why would he even think he would do that, even if he can't take care of her that's not the way things work he will just die in prison now for stupid thing that he did in the last years of his life. hope hes wife will be ok
oyatoi
“In sickness and in health,” lost in translation!
Cosmos1
You have nailed it , age , this society & culture .