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A 33-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting on Thursday, after he tried to meet his ex-wife who had already been arrested for the theft in mid-April. The pair are accused of stealing goods while in a shopping center in Nogata City with their two sons – one an elementary school student and the other who is in kindergarten.
Daigo and Reiko Minami, both unemployed, filed for divorce in February but continued to live together in Yukuhashi City. They are suspected of stealing a cooking set and three other items worth roughly 77,000 yen in total, on the afternoon of April 2.
Reiko was arrested for the theft on April 17, when she walked into a pawn shop whose owner happened to be talking to police on the phone about stolen items. Police rushed to the shop and arrested Reiko for shoplifting. She has admitted to the allegation and told police that she had stolen goods to get by since she became unemployed in 2006. Daigo has denied the allegation, police said.
© News reports
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moonknightskye
great teamwork
blvtzpk
The family that 'plays' together, stays together...well, not always.
yokomoc
Yes, but the untold story... he also stole back her heart. Awww.
fairyprince
HA!
bobbafett
They must have divorced for some form of capital gain.
timeon
and posters here keep on complaining that there is no harmony and unity in Japanese families
IfeelImust
Teach your children well. Life skills!
benhur
hehehe
helloklitty
their punishment: send them to the u.s. to try the same thing
himasan
not exactly crime of the century, dont know why its made headlines
Potsu
Boring day in Japan,perhaps ?
usaexpat
I guess they were going to get back together. The family that steals together stays together at least until they go to jail.
bcbrownboy
Shows the tawdry depths that j-society has reached.
hellhound
hahhahah funny