Police in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Wednesday arrested a 45-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of abusing his one-year-old son in February.
According to police, Issei Nagasaki slapped his son in the face with both hands four times on Feb 6, Sankei Shimbun reported. The child’s mother reported the abuse to police.
Police said they are questioning both parents about whether the boy has been previously subjected to abuse.
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wayan Ubud
horrible man, this is awful, wonder what's crosses peoples mind to do such acts. He doesn't deserve to have kids.
Toasted Heretic
Beating a one year old?
It's obscene.
You should see what angry husbands do.
Some beat kids and wives.
Some blame the wives for their own shortcomings.
Zaphod
Not again?? I hate these stories.
Toasted Heretic
So you thought you'd even it up a bit, by blaming the woman.
Uh huh.
Why would she report it to the police, though?
KansaiTen
Police who were on scene know more about this case than anyone here. If they decided to arrest the father based on their on scene assessment, I think we can trust their decision to do do. The fact that the mother made the call to police would seem to indicate she did so to save her child’s life.
Bringing the mother in for questioning is more likely to determine the level of ongoing abuse in this home, as well as to determine if authorities can safely release the infant back to its mother, who is likely in a co-dependent situation.
Mark
Poor kid, there is NOTHING worse than a child abuse, these helpless little ones sometimes get stock with parents that they have NO choice but to put up with them until their time comes, then i hope they give it all back to their parents, Good Or Bad.
Tom Doley
These violence are so familial in Japan. If it's not parents to young kids, it's grown adults to their aging parents. It's all too common here.
Goodlucktoyou
During lockdown, this thing is happing not just in japan, but all around the world. Sad.
starpunk
And what justification is there for this? This is abuse and it's inexcusable.
kaimycahl
@ James "It amazes me what an angry wife will do. She should be done for reporting a false crime". I agree good twist on the logic if readers would stop believing what they read and think and then post perhaps they can see a different side to the reporting as you did. We the readers do not live with the family we the readers assume the father was guilty, perhaps she could be an angry wife and reported the father. The ONLY reason I could ASSUME the police were talking to the parents is to get both sides of the story. As you "the article doesn't say how the father has plead at all. Innocent till proven guilty?
Michael Machida
People are going crazy. COVID and unemployed. We need to separate until emotions cool. COVID is not going away anytime soon. Stress levels are out of control with some families with children. No money. No way to counter the money factor.
James
@Toasted Heretic
The only reason I said:
Was because the article says questioning both parents
And the first two people have jumped to the conclusion that the man is guilty just because his wife said he did it. However the article doesn't say how the father has plead at all. Innocent till proven guilty?
James
It amazes me what an angry wife will do. She should be done for reporting a false crime.