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Police in Osaka have arrested a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of abusing her seven-month-old son. Police said Kazumi Kanke has denied the charge and has refused to discuss the matter.
According to police, at some time between 8.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Aug 23 in their home, Kanke inflicted a strong blow to her son's head, causing an acute subdural hematoma and bleeding from the eye, Fuji TV reported. Doctors said the boy's life is not at risk, but there is a possibility he will suffer from paralysis in the limbs, which may require lifelong support, as well as severe intellectual impairment.
Kanke, who is unemployed, resides with her son and 45-year-old husband who was at work on the day of the suspected assault. Kanke called 119 after noticing her son was unwell. The hospital contacted a child welfare center about a case of possible abuse and police were notified.
Before her arrest, Kanke stated that the boy fell onto his back while attempting to stand up and denied abusing him.
© Japan Today
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Michael Jackson
turnabout is fair play
Michael Jackson
At 7 months old he's not trying to stand up you liar
Aly Rustom
never allow her near her son again. evil woman
stories like this destroy the day but make me appreciate my wife and her hard work even more
Kobe White Bar Owner
The generally emotionally removed/conditional love parenting style here in Japan is how many borderline (bpd) and npd people are "made" for lack of a better word. These people are emotionally stunted and have extremely short fuses, and the saddest thing is they grow up and repeat said parenting style with there own kids and the cycle continues.
Do the hustle
My son was walking at 8 months old.
shogun36
Can we please get screening processes done on potential parents in this country?
If they pass, feel free to have a child.
If they fail, they immediately get tied or cut on the spot, they can make the choice on which.
rainyday
I have a nine month old right now and about two months ago she was able to sit up on her own and constantly trying to climb stuff. Its entirely plausible that the mother is telling the truth (at least from the info in the article, I don’t know if the police know something else).
There are about a million ways an infant can have a fall and get hurt, especially at that age when they are just getting mobile for the first time but not at all capable of understanding the physical consequences of what they are doing.
Scrote
When my son was a similar age he was trying to climb on a chair, fell backwards and fractured his collarbone. It's possible the woman is telling the truth.
Spidey
Maybe it's just me but something about this statement seems a bit odd...
Also... what proof do the J-cops have to show that it wasn't an accident? Are they just going by the observations of the (potentially biased) hospital staff and assuming it was abuse?
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