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Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 59-year-old common-law wife.
According to police, Masakatsu Matsumoto stabbed the woman, whose name has not been released, in the back on the street outside their home at around 10:20 p.m. on March 27, Fuji TV reported. The woman was able run to a nearby apartment building and seek help.
Police said the victim was taken to hospital where doctors said that her life was not in danger. Police said Matsumoto’s whereabouts were unknown until early Tuesday when he was found in Fukushima Prefecture. They said he has denied the charge.
Police said the woman had consulted them once before about domestic abuse by Matsumoto and that they had issued him a warning.
© Japan Today
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Michael Machida
"Man arrested for attempted murder of common-law wife"
The police issued him a warning. And the warning did not work? Wow! Actually, it seems, and correct me if I am wrong, however the warning may have angered him more and then increased the chances of him being more violent. Im not a police officer, but one would think to actually place him in jail for a bit or separate the two.
oyatoi
Legalizing the arrangement can simply mean ‘out of the saucepan, into the fire.’ ‘Familiarity breeds contempt’ is at the root of ALL relationship breakdowns.
Toasted Heretic
If the genders of victim and perp had been reversed, the thread would be full of unpleasant comments calling for violent retribution.
Interesting.
Steve
This story is next to the one about the woman who murdered her common-law husband. It is dangerous to be a common-law in Japan.
David Brent
Under "weaknesses", you've just put "trying to get away with murder".
GdTokyo
Been kind of a tough week for common-law marriages.
Starbucks
Maybe she should have gotten in first like yesterday's woman.
Michael Machida
This familiarity breeds contempt confuses me. I have heard people say this in the past, however if you don't like someone, why are you with them? Why did you hook up with them? I guess the love was not strong. If the love was not strong, then I can understand the familiarity breeds contempt thing. Wow! If you stop loving someone, be honest and separate. Dang Dog!
Goodlucktoyou
Instead of him fleeing to another prefecture, maybe she should of fleed to another prefecture.
japan actually does have help services for victims.