Police in Niigata City have added a second murder charge against a 28-year-old man on suspicion of killing his one-year-old daughter.
Ken Watanabe, a male nurse, is already under arrest on suspicion of killing his 29-year-old wife Haruka earlier this month, Sankei Shimbun reported. He is accused of strangling Haruka and then his daughter Sunao with a rope at around 10:30 a.m. on Nov 7. He called 119 at 1:30 p.m. and told them what he had done.
When police arrived at the house, they found Haruka collapsed on the first-floor living room in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Sunao was confirmed dead due to strangulation at the scene.
© Japan Today
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Meiyouwenti
It’s just that what’s going on in other countries is also going on here.
Michael Machida
Ken Watanabe. I see. Well, this kind of thing has been increasing here in Japan as of recent and I hope it stops with the education of shocked young daddys'.
WilliB
"Suspicion"? The one-year old certainy did not strangle herself. Yes, of course I know, presumed innocent and all that.
WilliB
Michael Machida
It has always been around, but yes the assumption that the Corona panic and restriction pushed some unstable people over edge. And Japan is still comparatively reasonable. Expect the domestic violence figures in places like Australia to go through the roof.
purple_depressed_bacon
Divorce is an actual option you know. There is no need to go about murdering your wife and child as a means to escape family life. I hope he rots in jail.
kaimycahl
Old article nothng new to report accept to say another charge that was added which was already a given.
smithinjapan
purple_depressed: "I hope he rots in jail".
If it were the mom, it'd likely be a suspended sentence or a very short stint in jail, but since it was the dad I've no doubt he'll end up in prison for a long time, especially for killing his wife (a child doesn't mean much in the eyes of justice here).
Mocheake
How can you look into the eyes of a totally innocent one-year-old child and kill them? Even if he didn't look, this is despicable. I find acts against helpless children to be the most heinous and if he is found guilty then he should swing. RIP to both victims. They didn't deserve this worthless POS anywhere near them.
Oxycodin
Please stop posting these articles about family killings its very disturbing and I dont want to be bothered about who killed who in a family as we know this is very common in JLAND but what im trying to say is I do not have the stomach to read this type of horror story so pleace make a new space for stories like this and a horror sotry news section.
These type of news I think will impact many who are parents, they may think the norm is killing ur child which we dont want to happen. But storries like these are perhaps helping to educate others who are willing to do the same by kill there offspcrins not a good topic. Sorry yes its CRIME news but this stuff is too common and affect readers prhaps with mentality.
TrevorPeace
@Oxycodin, if you don't want to read stories like these, don't. I'm not a fan of them either. When I see a headline like this, I shake my head and usually don't click on it. But, sometimes, a little sadness is necessary in order to appreciate the happy things in life.
I'll read what JT publishes until I get so disgusted I have to quit. That hasn't happened yet.
Strangerland
No. Try fact-checking yourself - you'll realize you're wrong.
Strangerland
The pandemic has been on for a year and a half. If your assertion is true, the numbers are there. Very telling that you didn't post anything to support your theory. Very telling...
Strangerland
Wow, are you to weak to just not read it? That's pretty weak.
No, we don't know this. Foreigners repeat it here so much they believe it to be true. But it's never been supported by actual numbers, data, or facts.
Weak.
snowymountainhell
Does anyone know if there were such specific, intra-family murder statistics EVER publicized for Japan? Re:
To be fair, since someone will always bring up statistics for the U.S., here they are:
“The most recent US Bureau of Justice Special Report, found that
16% of U.S. murder victims were members of the defendant's family:
6.5% were killed by their spouses,
3.5% by their parents,
1.5% by their siblings, and
2.6% by other relatives.
Women were 45% of the victims in murders involving family members.” -
snowymountainhell
For example, courtesy of @Mr. Kipling 7pm: “*In[tra] family murders are very common in almost ALL countries. They just don't get reported so much. *For example in the UK 40% of women victims are killed by a partner or ex partner.” -
Has the NPA or Japanese Ministry of Justice EVER published such information ?