A 34-year-old man and his 33-year-old ex-wife died Friday in Yokohama in what police believe was an apparent murder-suicide.
According to police, a man called 110 at around 2:30 p.m. and said he had hit someone with a blunt object outside their house, NHK reported. Police went to the house in Asahi Ward and found a woman, identified as Yuri Seike, collapsed in the parking lot beside the house, bleeding from multiple wounds to her head and face.
There were bloodstains on the street in front of the house that continued to the parking lot, and there were also signs that the woman had been dragged.
In a room on the second floor of the house, the woman’s ex-husband, Yuki Imanomi, was found in a state of cardiac arrest after hanging himself.
The two were taken to the hospital, but were confirmed dead at around 4 p.m.
Five people, including the man, lived in the house, but at the time of the incident, only the man’s grandmother was at home.
Police believe Imanomi beat his ex-wife, called 110 and then hanged himself.
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KazukoHarmony
We seem to have had a lot of murder-suicides recently, at least reported here at Japan Today.
A hate-filled person desiring to die can basically commit murder without punishment. At least, that’s how it appears.
I guess it’s a reminder to treat people respectfully and stay far away from those who appear troubled.
owzer
They must have had an hellish relationship. I detest my ex wife yet I would not lay a hand on her. I remember when she showed up to our bedroom at night with a knife.
I can’t I magazine how much more miserable you’d have to be before acting to kill someone.
Random
So she still lived in the same house after the divorce?
travelbangaijin
Please add a disclaimer in italics about seeking help for domestic violence like you have done about suicide help