Police in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, said that a 38-year-old woman and her two young children, who were found dead in their house on Monday, died in an apparent murder-suicide.
The bodies of Manami Enomoto, 38, her son Wataru, 2, and her 5-month-old daughter Saho were found by Enomoto’s husband when he returned home from work at around 9:30 p.m., NTV reported.
Police said Wednesday that an autopsy revealed they died of carbon monoxide poisoning. When they were discovered, the three were collapsed in the same room, the smell of gas was in the air, and duct tape had been used to seal the windows and door.
A suicide note written by Manami was also found in the house.
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smithinjapan
Wouldn't be an ordinary day on JT if there weren't at least one family atrocity. Shame on this woman. For her I hope there is a hell. RIP to her poor kids, and my sympathy to the surviving family. Now, before people get angry about my comment, whicih is fine, keep in mind that I DO very much feel society needs to do more to help each other, particularly mothers of young children. But, I think we can also agree most people do not kill their children despite needed help, right? So, no excuses for this woman.
collegepark30349
It is always heartbreaking to hear of such tragedies.
But, I think we can also agree most people do not kill their children despite needed help, right?
I agree with you. Unfortunately, the psychological pathology for such actions, and this has been studied, usually boils down to the mother thinking, "Nobody will ever love my children as much as I do. Nobody will ever care for them the way I will." (Yes, I do recognize the irony of such thinking, and then ending your and their lives) This is the same thinking as stalkers when they kill their victims, "If I can't have you, nobody can. Nobody will ever love you the way I do." (Again, the irony). Until there is a way to recognize and treat this kind of thinking, it will most assuredly end in tragedy every time.