Teen sent to reformatory for killing mother's boyfriend

Friday 26th December, 05:58 AM JST

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nutsagain at 08:24 AM JST - 26th December

JT Spreading the cheery Christmas message for readers. What's the matter with you people? Can't find better news than this junk?
Spidey at 09:38 AM JST - 26th December

Christmas cheer aside...Is the judiciary rationalizing the murder of this young 37 year old man!? "Poor boy wanted mommy all to himself." So kill the competition?

Boyfriends of single mothers with teenage boys (or girls for that matter) BEWARE!!

S
samsarks at 11:06 AM JST - 26th December

i wonder what will have happened if individuals could own guns?may he rest in peace
oreoreda at 11:42 AM JST - 26th December

And he'll be a free man out and about on the streets when he is 20 (or maybe even earlier). Like the Sakakibara murderer, the Wakasu concrete-zume pair and all the other "Shonen-A" psychos. Terrifying.
MikeBarrymore at 12:09 PM JST - 26th December

This is horrible. To think a boy can do this makes me cry.

He should be locked up for a very long time, in a prison or secure mental health unit.

How could he do such a wicked thing?
catiano at 12:35 PM JST - 26th December

I never thought I wanted to kill my foster father when I was living with him. I have reached well over 35 yrs old and I have my own family, but I still think he is my real father, who took so good care of me and my brothers. He is having great times with my mother back in my hometown. Japanese families are weird. It doesn't matter if that's a one of biological dad (or mom) and kids.
borscht at 01:20 PM JST - 26th December

Catiano,

Good for your foster father for being a good father. However, if I recall, this boyfriend was neither a good 'father' nor a good boyfriend. The boy's excuse at the time was the boyfriend hit his mother and threatened the boy. Not a good family environment at all.
paisley at 06:46 PM JST - 26th December

This makes me mad because the MOMs selfish behaviour put her son in this situation. Of course, it does not excuse the boys murder but I think it is horrible that the mom has to run around with men when she has a son to raise. For a boy to have to grow up in Japan without a dad is hard enough. But the mom cant just leave it at that, then she has to add perhaps an abusive boyfriend to the picture. This boy wanted peace which indicates the mom did not have a peaceful relationship with this man so maybe he felt the burden was on him to protect his mom. If she couldnt get along with the boyfriend, she shouldn`t made her son live in such an environment. She was putting too much on her son to deal with. She bears blame for this as well, but after murdering, going through a hard life, and reform school, this boys heart may be quite hardened when he gets out. The odds will be against him in being a productive, kind hearted citizen.
BBLeo at 07:04 PM JST - 26th December

He is called 'a boy' and was sent to reformatory. If he is capable to commit such crime, than he should serve life in jail with adults. There wasn't need for killing, but instead reporting it to police. He was the judge and jury and executioner and he should pay heavy price for it. No excuse when it comes to take another life. Even in Iraq such people are punished now.
mael at 08:04 PM JST - 26th December

"based on the shortsighted notion that this would enable him to live peacefully with his mother"

Why is this short-sighted? It seems the writer of the article wanted to influence the readers.

The boy said he heard his mother and her b/f arguing the night before and this seems to have been the reason, doesn't it?

Was it a little verbal tiff or were there threats involved or violence?

Step-fathers or their equivalents do not have the children's best interests at heart in many cases. Untold amonts of abuse and misery created from a broken family and a step-father.

From what I can garner from the report I support the boy. A victim of circumstances and I think he was thinking about his mother and himself when he decided that murdering the man was the best option.
elbudamexicano at 08:07 PM JST - 29th December

Sounds like another stupid women, here having a boyfriend living together with her, in the same house as her young son. We all know teenagers are going through tough times, and this poor boy having an idiot for a mother, no surprise he killed off this "abusive" boyfriend to me.