A 37-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for fatally stabbing her 40-year-old husband after arguing with him about his coming home late in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Taeoko Yoshida was arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband Hideyuki with a fruit knife at home around 7:55 a.m. The victim was taken to hospital after she called an ambulance but died about one hour later.
According to police, the couple used to argue about the husband coming home late on a daily basis. The victim works as a truck driver and he came home around 5 a.m. on Sunday. He was stabbed in the stomach and legs during the argument, police said.
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BlackFlag
in the UK they generally use a rolling pin
thepro
Stop bottling up your anger and feelings, Japanese people.
ronaldk
Thinking about death myself from time to time, all in all this is not such a bad way to go. No lingering.
Spanishwoman
Too much domestic violence in Japan. Is the government considering any measures to fight it?
Schoolboyerror
Probably. Some long government studies of the issue, which will spend pot loads of money and conclude that the Japanese government should take steps to try to reduce domestic violence.
fatloser
If the government even recognized him as a victim of domestic violence it would be a major victory for human rights.
timorborder
Thinking about death myself from time to time, all in all this is not such a bad way to go. No lingering.
Don't kid yourself, stomach wounds and bleeding out are not a very romantic way to go folks. Had a couple of people bleed out in my arms, and it is not that pleasant, stomach wounds in particular.
seesaw
i think the issue is not just 'coming home late'...perhaps he's having an affair with another woman...and she found ut about it...:)
greensatindress
Truck drivers have a hard job. She just killed her golden goose. Anyway, a sushi knife is far better than an ol' fruit knife.
romulus3
arguing everyday does not constitute bottling up ones anger.
Nessie
Exactly why tightening the knife laws is missing the point.
memyselfI
Either it's his job, cheater, or he just want some down time away from his family. Either way he shouldn't get stabbed by a fruit knife. Looks like he might have a woman on the side. It's better to walk away then to kill sombody.
Dennis Bauer
well he will never be late again? now she can argue with the guard in jail
fatloser
Blame the victim. If the victim is male then BLAME the victim!! He was stabbed for refusing to follow her orders. He is a human and not her servant.
Potsu
Umm...divorce ?? Childish couple.
Praveen Lama
hammer & nail would've been less bloodier...heheh
nidu
Why didnt she run away from the scene. hmm.. A very quick regret. or she actually didnt mean kill, but just wanted to punish him.
norinrad21
man thats just a tragic way to go :(
bcbrownboy
Arrested? why not a reward for her. We don't want drivers coming home, probably drunk, at 5 a.m.
BBLeo
Does she come from 'Sumo' family? She must have a good reason to fix him up. He is the only one that could tell the truth, and now he is in the freezer, and she will be guest of the government for a long time. Will they hang her or will she get Doctrine or Masters in Criminology?
nath
I agree that men can be the victems of domestic violence. This is, more then liekly, just the tip of something that has been going on for some time! I feel bad for him! And she has/had a hard working husband...
fritzyndawolf
First, no one should die like that i don't care what they did. Secondly sister there are alot of other men in Japan to hire as a new husband so you did not have to take that route.
relentlessurfer
She probably didn’t get any caressing from him but a smell of another women and lots of stupid excuses. Still killing isn’t the solution.
KitsuneYoukai
We don't know the full story so stop with "he had another woman." Geez, not all men cheat. If he's a truck driver he may be working late hours. Either way, she was way out of control. Stabbing someone over being late is so trivial a reason. I'd hate to think what people do here for real crimes of cheating, beating, and etc...
Poor guy!
Youdontknow
Obviously he had his reasons for staying out late, as she has now proved!
usaexpat
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. He should have believed her when she siad "the next time you come late, I'm gonna kill ya"
Samuraiiki
Selfish lady, did not even want to let her husband earn a living. trucking requires long hours of work, and sometimes trying to make it home early is dangerous, so the best thing is to take a nap, and return home next day. She is a lunatic.
Samuraiiki
Remember, if you have problems, just leave and start all over again. You were born alone, (except in multiple births when you are born with sibblings).
kawabunga
Seems she took her wedding vows to the extreme...well, she has definitely parted from him now. Maybe in her fruity mind divorce was not an option.
amberleys
he coming home late because he being alnight with other young women ...i think his wife alright to do thing ,