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A 75-year-old man and his 74-year-old wife were found dead at their home in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Friday night, in what police suspect was a murder-suicide.
According to police, the bodies of Sadao Takayasu and his wife Hisako were found at around 6:40 p.m. by their son, Fuji TV reported. The couple usually have dinner with their son at his home and when they didn’t show up, he went to see if they were alright.
Police said Takayasu and his wife had both been stabbed and were found in the same room. They were declared dead at the scene. A blood-stained knife was found near Takayasu’s body.
The front door and windows were locked and there were no signs that anyone had broken in and ransacked the house, police said.
Police believe Takayasu may have killed his ailing wife, whom he was looking after, and then took his own life.
© Japan Today
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venze
I am near 80. I feel I could understand the thought that went through the old man's mind before killing his sickly old spouse and then taking his own. They might be poor and helpless.
Life has been truly unfair to them..
snowymountainhell
IF events did happen as suggested here, this is another tragic ending to what may have been a good marriage & family for their son. Sad he had to discover the father’s decision to end their lives. Couldn’t handle the burden anymore and didn’t want to burden his son.
IF this is what “Police believe, Takayasu may have killed his ailing wife, whom he was looking after, and then took his own life” then, it seems the investigation will end here.
WA4TKG
This happens fairly often in America. My uncle had the misfortune to discover a neighbor in this manner.
TrevorPeace
@zichi, as a (now 68) former (7 years) volunteer with a local society that served EOL people, I watched - yes, watched - more than a dozen people take their last breaths. I also watched four members of my family do that, too, including my father and step-mother. It's not nice. But, as I told my best friend - a native Canadian aboriginal - we're born to die. He doesn't like my philosophy, but funny enough, we both hold undergraduate degrees in philosophy. He says we're born to live. I don't disagree.
snowymountainhell
Many philosophies and religions believe death is the natural course of life. Many believe death will lead to a rebirth, in some form. These beliefs are, of course, comforting to many people and to be respected.
Jimizo
I think he’s digging at your personal beliefs here, zichi.
This is obsessive stuff.
snowymountainhell
And others here attempting to use MY previously stated convictions out of their intended context?
For the uninformed, Buddhism, as practiced by many across the world,
is a philosophy, not a belief.
For others, there are always accounts of ‘guardian angels’ or those with apparent ill-intentions, suddenly appearing when they sense conflict.
Moderator
Back on topic please.