Police in Sosa, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 93-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 78-year-old acquaintance.
According to police, Hiroshi Kawaguchi has admitted using a hammer to beat Yoshio Tsuchiya at his (the victim's) home between Dec 26 and Jan 20, Kyodo News reported. Tsuchiya suffered multiple blows to his head and face during the fatal attack.
Police later found the hammer in Kawaguchi’s home. Police quoted Kawaguchi as saying there had been ongoing trouble between Tsuchiya and himself.
© Japan Today
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Randy Johnson
Safety japan? Frankly, historically that was never the case.
Japan has always had the same issues as other nations.
Michael Machida
So, why communicate with each other if you have an ongoing argumental relationship?
Sanjinosebleed
93?????
commanteer
One thing that stands out in Japan is the number of violent crimes committed by elderly men. In most places, people mellow as they age, but in Japan there are some seriously screwed up old men.
japancat
Rule number one in murder.....Dont take the murder weapon home !! Doh !!
Mocheake
Did he return daily to administer a few whacks at a time? Ninety-three but he still needs to go to jail and if he's doing that at such an advanced age, maybe he has some prior experience.
Sven Asai
We are back in Iron Age, aren’t we? Knife attacks, hammer attacks, tank attacks. What’s going on here on planet Earth? Something in the drinking water or drugs in the food? Are soon the first ones climbing back onto trees with a banana and a stone?
WilliB
Sven Asai
Same as always. The news of course do not report all the normal days that most people have. That said, a hammer attack at age 93 is not something one hears about often.