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A woman in her 70s was found dead on the balcony of her first floor apartment in Osaka on Sunday. According to police, the woman’s body was found at around 2:40 p.m. at her apartment in Nishinari Ward, Sankei Shimbun. Police said she had been stabbed with a pair of scissors.
A neighbor saw the woman’s body on the balcony and called 119.
Police said the woman, who lived alone, was lying face down and declared dead at the scene. She had been stabbed in the head just behind her right ear with scissors, police said.
Police said the front door to the apartment was locked but not the balcony window. The apartment showed no signs of having been ransacked.
© Japan Today
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Mocheake
Poor woman. Having no one living with you when you are elderly can make you that much more vulnerable to the lowlifes of society. RIP.
AdamP75
Wow brutal murder, if she had been killed on the balcony you would think someone would have heard the scuffle.
Trapped
Weird, but it sounds like the perp knew what they were doing...
Mirai Hayashi
Sounds like the perp may have known this woman and where she kept her valuables if the place wasn't ransacked.
oldman-13
Is it my imagination or is it usually women who are being murdered in this country?
BurakuminDes
True observation. Japan is one of just 7 out of 202 nations where female murder victims outnumber men:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide_statistics_by_gender
Rest in Peace, what a horrible and violent end to a 70 years plus life.
starpunk
If the place wasn't ransacked then why was she killed in the first place? Another senseless murder. I hope the person who did it gets caught.