01/18/2023

SHIZUOKA – On the evening of January 16, a woman in her 40s was murdered in a house in Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Police are investigating the involvement of the woman’s 13-year-old child.

13-year old admits killing own mother (SBS)

At around 11:50 p.m. on January 16, a 110 caller reported that a family member had been stabbed at a residence in Makinohara City.

When police arrived, they found a woman in her 40s lying on the scene with multiple stab wounds. She was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after.

Police believe that the 13-year-old child of a woman who lives with her stabbed the woman and took her into custody on the spot. The police are carefully investigating how and why the child stabbed the woman.

News Source: Japan Today; TBS News