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Woman arrested over fatal stabbing of boyfriend in Miyakojima City, Okinawa

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Police in Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, have arrested a 35-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing her 41-year-old boyfriend at their apartment.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 5 a.m. on Saturday. NHK reported that Yukiko Sato, a bar employee, called police at around 8 a.m. and said she had stabbed her boyfriend.

When police arrived at the scene, they found the man, Sota Baba, lying face-up on the floor of his room with blood coming from his chest. Paramedics confirmed his death on the spot.

Police said Sato has admitted stabbing Baba after they got into a argument but denied intent to kill him.

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Then study human anatomy so you can ascertain where to inflict injury without a fatal outcome.

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A bar employee eh! Say no more!

RIP to the poor victim.

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What’s with all this rising knife crime?

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I'll be hiding all the knives tonight then.

Wifey a little grumpy about MiL moving out

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So, she's single?

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Shogun above ...yep, single now, with a permanent address ,no need for expensive dates , a one guy woman , and restrictions on phone access both ways.

Perfect

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