Police in Osaka have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 34-year-old wife at their home on Sunday.
According to police, Yuki Takeuchi, a company employee, is accused of strangling his wife at around 7:30 p.m. at their house in Nishi Ward, Sankei Shimbun reported. He then called 110 and told police what had done.
When police arrived, they found Takeuchi’s wife in a state of cardiac arrest. She was taken to hospital and remained in a serious condition on Monday.
Police said Takeuchi has admitted to the charge and quoted him as saying,"I did it to shut her up. I wanted to kill her." He said they had gotten into an argument while they were cleaning up their house.
Police said they had dealt with verbal disputes involving the couple a total of four times between 2020 and 2021.
© Japan Today
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DanteKH
I never understood couples marrying just for the sake of it, without any love or passion involved.
If you truly love a person, you cannot ever say those kind of words to him/her: " I wanted to kill her. "
Also you cannot ever, ever, hurt her physically, no matter how serious a situation can be.
didou
I also often have cleaning arguments, and that’s stop here
Albert
Killing your spouse because of an argument....
There are a lot of mental cases in Japan which really need to be addressed.
Zaphod
Well, that is unusual. No "I don´t remember" or "I was drunk" for once. I hope she survives and ends this marriage from hell.
DaDude
If it got the point those times where the police had to be involved, they should have left each other then.
Jim
Wait till the pathetic justice system of Japan gives this guy a slap on the wrist or just let’s him walk away free for attempted murder! Don’t be surprised when very soon the prosecutors will drop all charges against him!
Speed
Divorce. People just need to be brave enough to do it no matter how inconvenient it might be.
konjo4u
That sounds like a messy argument.
Zaphod
JimOct. 28
Well, I WOULD be surprised. The sentence will probably be less than what I would give him, but I expect him be sentenced. Too bad we can not bet on this site, that would be a nice reality check.
Yohan
And they were still living together - If you cannot live peacefully together file for divorce and move away.
This happened in Osaka, a large city. Just move out, rent a room somewhere else and you are gone, 'disappeared'. 34 years old? Be optimistic, take it easy and start a new life with entire new people.
Yohan
You are probably right, the sentence might be lenient. They are a couple living together, he was calling immediately 110 and told police what he has done. The court will consider that as a valid argument for a shorter sentence.
I don't understand these people, why are they still living together, they had disputes before. They are only 34 years old and can start easily a new life with somebody else.