Two young brothers were found drowned in a pond in Gose City, Nara Prefecture, on Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Koki Ueda, 5, and his brother Ayumu, 4, were found floating in the pond near their house around 6 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. respectively after their grandfather, 42, reported to police that the two had been missing.
According to police, the two left home around 1 p.m. to play together but didn't come home. Both parents were working and the boys' grandfather was babysitting. Police believe the brothers accidentally fell into the pond.
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Altria
Where were the parents?!! etc etc
picard
At work!
rjd_jr
Exactly, where are the parents???? Pure negligence, disgusting.
Hughgarse
who the hell lets a 4 and 5 year old leave the house without supervision like that?? unbelievable..
dat5h
That poor family. The kids were so young
telecasterplayer
42 year old grandfather?
bamboohat
Lets see, gramps was 37 when the first was born, so the mom is probably round about 21, 22 years old now, and gramps was same age when she was born? man, kids having kids having kids. These poor little tykes never had a chance.
flammenwerfer
Sadly it doesn't surprise me in the least, very sad for the young boys nevertheless. Granddad was 42? wow, that is young.
Dennis Bauer
The "boys" grandfather was babysitting? so why was he not watching the kids?!
Proffessor
'Grandpa' is to blame. He is only 42 and how stupid would he be to let the toddlers go out on their own.