Police on Saturday arrested a 41-year-old woman on a charge of attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed her 8-year-old son at their home in Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture.
According to police, they received a call from the woman just after noon on Saturday. The woman, who has not been named, said she had stabbed her son in the chest with a knife. She also said she had taken several sleeping pills.
When police arrived, they found the boy with stab wounds to his chest. He was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition, police said Sunday. The woman, who is also in a stable condition, has admitted to the charge and told police she wanted to kill her son, police said. But she has not provided any motive, they said, adding that the two lived by themselves.
© News reports
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Canukle
poor kid.
some14some
poor single mother.
Apsara
I don't really see what being a single mother has to do with it. My mother was a single mother to three children and yet managed not to stab any of us.
Kevin Lee Brooke
Poor bleeding heart liberals who actually feel sorry for the criminal and not the victim.
Kevin Lee Brooke
So you're a single mother? Grow up and take responsibility. Oh yeah, and murdering your child so you can have a better life for yourself is NOT taking responsibility.
My brother was a single father who worked 12 hour days building houses to make a living. And, at 21 years of age, my niece is void of any stab wounds courtesy of him.
sensei258
"Okasan, I understand how difficult your life must be. Here's a suspended sentence. Just don't stab any more children in the next few years".
dolphingirl
I can only pray that the boy makes a full recovery and that some stupid judge doesn't return him to his mother.
masterkun05
Poor boy. I hope he recovers physically. Probably never will emotionally. What other abuse has the so called single mother been meting out. Sorry but I cant feel sorry for a women that trys to kill her own son. In this instance the single mother sympathy card doesnt work for me. It will for the judge though. Case dismissed. Throw it out.
nuclearash
Terrible incident. Hopefully the boy recovers and is put in the care of someone 'mentally stable' and in a safe environment.
omik
Stabbings in the news almost everyday lately. Should outlaw knives in Japan. All food should be sold in hitokuchi portions thereby eliminating need for cutting. Another tragic incident. This mother/child relationship can never be repaired.
KyokoSmile
like that famous quote from the "Dark Knight" film: AND-HERE-WE-GO!
FFS, In a twisted and sick society like this.. child-murderers, rapists, child-abusers seems to have the public's sympathy since none of them are given real jail sentences but suspended sentences in exchange of gomen letters. Sick Sick Sick and corrupted society we are living in...DAMN!
Roppongi
And this JN society despises righteous critiscism as you can see from the ones who come to the rescue to save its face no matter how sick the crime is...this is the hidden crux of the problem here...never facing reality is the foundation of doom
fondofj
Mother/Father trying to kill own child is increasing in Japan these days.
gaijinfo
Mom likely was finding it too horrible to cope with the kid, who likely reminded her of his father, who likely left her. Not saying I feel sorry for her, but I suspect that's what led to this horrible act, which will undoubtedly leave this poor kid emotionally scarred for life.
Hopefully the judge won't punish her by making her take care of him.
BTADT
No longer will she hurt anyone....
VelvetRosetta
Nothing can be so bad in your life you can stab a child..that's just something a coward would do..i do not feel any pain for this woman, and i hope she gets what she deserves. My prayers go out to this little boy, who his whole life will remember how the one person who was to give him everlasting love, tried to kill him!
Katsuro1000
She must have been frustrated..maybe she didn't have a proper job.
VelvetRosetta
ANd not having a proper job is an excuse?