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Man indicted for murder of ex-wife, 3 children in Tokyo

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The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted a 46-year-old man on murder and arson charges after he allegedly killed his ex-wife and three children and then set fire to the house where they all lived.

According to the indictment, on May 22, Yusuke Goto stabbed his ex-wife Fuyumi Takanami, 37, and her second daughter, Rei Goto, 3, with a kitchen knife at Takanami's home in Shinagawa Ward, and then set fire to the living room on the first floor of the house. Takanami’s eldest daughter, Suzu, 6, and her eldest son, Nobu, 2, died due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Takanami and her three children lived in the two-story home with Goto, even though she had divorced him three days before the crime.

Takanami's mother made an emergency call, after she went to her daughter's house having learned that the children were not at nursery school.

When firefighters arrived, the fire -- which partially destroyed the first floor -- had already gone out. The five were found collapsed on futons in a room on the first floor.

Goto was taken to a hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

During questioning after his arrest, Goto stated that he committed the crime in a fit of rage after Takanami asked him to leave the house immediately.

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What an absolute piece of filth.

Im getting fed up and upset by continually reading about these vile demonic crimes. Enough of this sort of thing, please stop.

-6 ( +4 / -10 )

Only 3 children were mencioned here: the eldest, 6-year-old daughter Suzu, the 2nd daughter Rei; 3-year-old son Nobu. Who's the 4th child killed?

Moderator: Sorry, that was an error on our part. There were three children.

6 ( +10 / -4 )

A lengthy trial would be a waste of time. He deserves the death penalty immediately. Anyone who disagrees is heartless.

5 ( +11 / -6 )

Another day, another family murder, this time with three victims. Hope the guy rots in prison for the rest of his life.

-7 ( +6 / -13 )

falseflagsteve

What an absolute piece of filth.

Im getting fed up and upset by continually reading about these vile demonic crimes. Enough of this sort of thing, please stop.

It is the press. They report about horrible crimes because horrible crimes are rare. Do you instead want to read daily stories about the millions of families who had a normal, crime-free day?

7 ( +9 / -2 )

Death penalty!!!

5 ( +9 / -4 )

A lengthy trial would be a waste of time. He deserves the death penalty immediately. Anyone who disagrees is heartless.

What makes you think this would require a lengthy trial?

Also disagreeing with the death penalty in principle is not sign of being heartless, lots of people disagree on the grounds that a society that aspires to be above the moral level of the criminals can't justify acting with the same justification and kill people to feel better about it.

-6 ( +4 / -10 )

goto stated that he committed the crime in a fit of rage after takanami asked him to leave the house immediately

normally in japan it would be the wife leaving the house with the kids, for safety reasons, and having no further contact.

apparently saving face (mentsu o tamotsu) is very important in japan...

https://www.ucanews.com/news/why-losing-face-is-so-unbearable-for-the-japanese/100664

-4 ( +1 / -5 )

Zaphod: "Do you instead want to read daily stories about the millions of families who had a normal, crime-free day?"

Glad you can at least admit the family murders are a daily thing here.

-7 ( +0 / -7 )

death penalty, however, let him sit in prison for 10 years and with the death sentence hanging over his head and making his life as miserable as possible before the end

1 ( +1 / -0 )

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