Police in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of stabbing his 28-year-old girlfriend to death.
The suspect, Hideaki Tanno, an office employee, is suspected of stabbing Miho Komatsu in her chest to death with a knife at her apartment in Tsukuba City on Monday night, Sankei Shimbun reported.
A neighbor called police reporting screams coming from the woman's apartment. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Komatsu lying on the floor bleeding.
According to police, Tanno has admitted to the charge, but denied intending to kill Komatsu. The couple had been in a relationship since last April.
© Japan Today
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nakanoguy01
yeah, he meant to stab her as a sign of affection. who knew it would kill her?
sensei258
Stabbed her in the chest, but didn't intend to kill her. How many times will we keep hearing the denial of attempt, when it's such a likely outcome from those actions. I bet she wanted to leave him, and he just wanted her to listen. Once again the "If I can't have you, nobody can" syndrome..
Moonraker
Whatever the motive it was not love.
Hasan Az-Zaki Rahim
This guy should be sentenced to death penalty or lethal injection. Such a heartless individual should be sent to hell.
Kobe White Bar Owner
If i cant have you then nobody can...................
Wc626
Yup, I hate those kind guys. All he had to do was drink it off . . . there are plenty of other women out there.
TheGodfather
Well done to the neighbour for reporting it!!
issai0108
A violent action starts with a violent word. The couple must have had a fiery squabble which the neighbors simply ignored. Ignored, most probably because the neighbors have become accustomed to such noise. Sadly, a neighbor's attention was finally caught by loud screams...a final scream. How tragic that the couple's situation was only noticed when it had reached a DEAD end! Would that appropriate intervention was made a long time ago. Would that proper intervention may be done in order to prevent the repetition of similar tragedies.
bluenote1
The usual stupid comments abound. Men and women are by nature almost incompatible. Only mutual respect and decency of values can support a long and strong relationship. If a furious row breaks-out, and let;s just say that the woman has been too argumentative or cheap in actions - as an example - then he might blow a fuse, grab a knife and kill her in a blind rage. These situation DO occur in human life. The perfect woman exists only in the minds of authors and film makers. That man will now spend the rest of his life, or most of it, in a depressing prison regretting bitterly that fateful day.
Wc626
I agree bluenote1. But there are LOTS of posters who will hate ur comment. Heck, they might even accuse you of having relationship problems.
Nevertheless, ur post is spot-on.
sandiegoluv
What is it with these guys? They don't want you, and as Kobe White Bar Owner said
Disillusioned
"I'm sorry honey. This is not working out, so I'm gonna stab you in the chest with a knife, but I don't mean to kill you." Seriously?
Alphaape
10 to 1 I bet that he is married already and was jealous of her not wanting to just be the "other woman" and going on with her life.
Kobe White Bar Owner
@ Alphaape, good point mate!
Derp Man
He is 41 and she is 28... That may be a reason why she would want to leave him if that is the case.
Goodlucktoyou
Rip. Every time i finishrd a relationship in japan i was attacked. Why cant japanese just cry and get drunk?
Michael Net Work
Love. It is a beautiful thing. Or, it kills you.
sir_bentley28
Of course he stabbed her to death! He can't stab her to life!