Police in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 84-year-old mother.
According to police, Kazuhide Hosoi, who works at the municipal government office, is accused of strangling his mother Tomiko at their home sometime on Tuesday, Fuji TV reported. Hosoi called 110 at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and said he had killed his mother.
Police found Tomiko lying in a tatami mat room on the first floor of the house.
Police quoted Hosoi as saying he had strangled his mother after they had a heated argument but that he didn’t mean to kill her.
© Japan Today
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Michael Machida
Another one. Japan needs an outreach program.
snowymountainhell
This one doesn’t read like the all-too-frequent, overwhelmed Japanese adult caregiver for an elderly parent. Reads more like a frustrated man that just couldn’t ‘**walk away’ from his 84y.o. mother**.
What could they possibly have been having a ‘heated argument’ about ?
snowymountainhell
Typo last paragraph, should read “heated argument” ?
Regards
wowyz
BUT: "he didn’t mean to kill her."
pudus
Don't get into a heated argument with them or they may kill you!
Btang
Yeah, if they will kill their own mammy at the drop of a hat, then they, may not give 2 yen about killing a complete stranger, call it for what it could be.
purple_depressed_bacon
A 58 year old threw a temper tantrum that resulted in matricide. If you haven't learned to walk away and cool off by that age, it's really rather sad and pathetic. Condolences to the family.
JerseyDevil
"Son works at the municipal government office"
"accused of strangling his mother"
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leighkf
Another 50 something yr old living at home and showing his gratefulness to his mom ...pathetic indeed.
kaimycahl
Where is the LOVE? Where is the RESPECT? If he didn't mean to kill her why put hands on her?
Hosoi as saying he had strangled his mother after they had a heated argument but that he didn’t mean to kill her.
Alex
Sad that this kind of story is in the news daily here. Really just very, very sad.