Mother arrested for stabbing two daughters in Ibaraki

Tuesday 25th November, 10:00 AM JST

IBARAKI —

Police on Monday arrested a 38-year-old woman for stabbing her two daughters, 9 and 3, with a fruit knife at their home in Ryugasaki City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The daughters suffered minor injuries to their chest and stomach, police said.

The mother, who is unnamed because police believe she may be mentally ill, was arrested for allegedly stabbing her daughters on the first floor of their house around 7 a.m. Her husband, who was sleeping on the second floor, was awakened by her shouting and the cries of the girls, and he called an ambulance, police said.

The husband told police that his wife has been stressed out by her child-rearing duties recently.

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Asara at 02:47 PM JST - 25th November

Perhaps Japan opened its physical border in 1850 but they need to open their consciousness border now that their women are equal even in certain instances higher than mans authority.
dennis0bauer at 03:09 PM JST - 25th November

It seems that many Japanese mothers cannot raise a kid, because it is to stressfull, sent those mothers to third world countries where they have 11 children and no electrical appliances to do all the houswork (just like my grandmother did)
meanmutha at 03:13 PM JST - 25th November

time to build nut houses.
indiboy at 03:33 PM JST - 25th November

I have objection if someone say in 3rd world countries people have 11 children, trust me, people in third world country think twice before planning another child... they a serious about child and they raise them with lots of love
timtak at 04:32 PM JST - 25th November

I disagree that "Women in general are second class citizens in Japan." I think that they are only seen as second class citizens outside of the home, but the home is seen as the larger part of society. Society outside the home is secondary to the home, which it functions to support. It is in the home where women hold sway. All this responsibility leads to some destructive behaviour, especially by Japanese women within the home.

I think that violence among family memembers is much lower in Japan that the US or UK, and there is more violence between men in male-centered Western societies in general.
romulus3 at 05:50 PM JST - 25th November

thank God the butcher knife was not in site.
paeng at 06:17 PM JST - 25th November

these really very alarming!!!
BBLeo at 06:38 PM JST - 25th November

Sure she is mentally ill, and that is no excuse to publish her name. It is public rights to know who she is. Even a photograph should be inserted. She committed the crime, and that is solid as gold. If she is mentally ill, what was she doing at home with children? She should be in metal institution. I think law in Japan need some changes.
tiaram at 08:31 PM JST - 25th November

More than anything its the monetary stress,its about not getting a job and the kids costing preciouse money so she killed them,well thay have a saying in Japan If you cant take the heat kill them kill them all!!!
ALHQQ at 10:40 PM JST - 25th November

The husband told police that his wife has been stressed out by her child->rearing duties recently...

Why didnt you help your wife, apparantly you identified the problem with your wife!!!

I cant believe this guy had the nerve to say, "HER child rearing duties..."

Japan, get out of the dark ages, face your social issues and woman, LIBERATE yourselves ...PLEASE!!!
usaexpat at 12:21 AM JST - 26th November

She might be mentally ill eh? Well I would never have concluded that. Of course she's got a screw loose to attack her own kids.
usaexpat at 12:22 AM JST - 26th November

Spidey: If that's true of the people you know please meet some new people. Japanese families can be as loving or as cold or as crazy as anywhere else in the world.
PaizuriSan at 09:15 AM JST - 28th November

As usual,why even have kids with a women like that ?

it was probably an accident. Many guys in that country get excited touching a woman.
nidu at 08:58 PM JST - 28th November

A gruesome chilling story
Molenir at 11:20 AM JST - 30th November

ALHQQ - Thats exactly what I thought as well. What the hell, why didn't the father help out then if he knew his wife was stressed out? Marriage is 2 people, not 1, a father and a mother, and if one isn't involved with the kids, they're failing as a parent.