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91-year-old woman beaten to death; son, grandson arrested

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Police in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 69-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 91-year-old mother at their home last year. The man’s 36-year-old son has also been arrested.

Police said Kazuyoshi Oi and his son Ryota have admitted beating Kazuyoshi’s mother Fujiko by punching her in the face and other parts of her body last October, broadcaster NTV reported.

Oi was quoted by police as saying,"I got angry because she was making a lot of noise.”  

Police said that after beating Fujiko, Oi called 119 to report that his mother had died. Fujiko was declared dead at the scene. When police noticed multiple bruises on her body, they questioned Oi and his son.  

Five people, including Fujiko's husband, lived in the house. Oi’s 63-year-old wife, Kikuyo, has also been arrested after she admitted binding Fujiko’s ankles with a towel.

A neighbor told local media that the family seemed very close and actively participated in neighborhood association activities.

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Violent end to a long life. Some people expect the elderly to behave more and more in a certain way whereas the fact is that when you start growing old beyond a point , you basically start reverting to being a child. You’re weaker, defenses lower, lose motor functions, reflexes bit by bit. Being noisy is not the worst of it all, for sure. They’ll understand when (and if) they get that old.

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I suspect the 91-year old woman was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. She was “making a lot of noise “ and getting out of control. Taking care of the demented old woman must have been hard on the other members of the family. They should have sought outside help.

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You know who also made a lot of noise? Her son and grandson. Yet she didn't beat them to death.

How disgraceful. R.I.P.

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Disgusting.

hang them all

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Once again no support by the government for the elderly in Japan. Its much more important to buy guns and grow the military.

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Shockingly horrible.

What a sad way to leave the world

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Smothering a 91 year old is murder but the inherent violent rage of beating a 91 year old to death is shocking.

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Makes on wonder what kind of close-knit family that was

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Himeji, Himeji! Can you believe it! I’ve said it so many times, where are the bleeding social services?

Makes me so ruddy cross these horrendous crimes.

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Police in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 69-year-old Japanese man on suspicion of killing his 91-year-old mother 

the chained up demons from hell are released now

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AlongfortherideMay 31 08:13 pm JST

Once again no support by the government for the elderly in Japan. Its much more important to buy guns and grow the military.

Japan only spends 1.5% of its gdp on the military.

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TaiwanIsNotChinaToday  05:37 am JST

Japan only spends 1.5% of its gdp on the military.

Bringing up an exact number for how much Japan spends on the military? Sounds like a deflection away from the lack of elderly services in Japan.

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travelbangaijinToday 06:38 am JST

TaiwanIsNotChinaToday  05:37 am JST

Japan only spends 1.5% of its gdp on the military.

Bringing up an exact number for how much Japan spends on the military? Sounds like a deflection away from the lack of elderly services in Japan.

That can certainly be true as well but doesn't mean Japan is spending too much on the military.

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Oi’s 63-year-old wife, Kikuyo, has also been arrested after she admitted binding Fujiko’s ankles with a towel.

They really crewed up on the 91-year-old mammy , she made it that far in longevity to go out in such drama.

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Some people forget that we all grow old.

How old people behave, we have to accept it as our turn will come too.

How cruel for the family to treat the older in such violent way.

Throw them all in jail.

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