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Man jumps to death after killing mother

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Police in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, said Tuesday that a 22-year-old man jumped to his death from a building rooftop after he stabbed his 67-year-old mother to death and seriously wounded his sister.

According to police, the man's father, Koji Aoki, 51, called 119 at around 4 a.m. Tuesday to report that his son had stabbed his mother and his sister while they slept. NTV reported that police found Aoki's wife Eiko lying on a sofa, bleeding from the neck. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. The daughter remains in a serious condition, police said.

Aoki told police he was awakened by his daughter screaming. He managed to take the knife away from his son who ran out of the house.

About an hour later, Aoki's son jumped from the roof of a building about one kilometer away. He was confirmed dead at the scene, police said.

Local media reported that the son had a history of being treated for schizophrenia and had talked about dying.

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My sincere condolences to the family for both losses. Thankfully the father and daughter will be okay. It was a bad situation even before this happened.

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My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

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Japan needs better mental health care, come on!

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Terrible. I wonder if his mental problems were caused by some kind of congenital disorder. His mother was around 45 at the time of his birth so it seems likely.

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