Woman, 76, arrested for strangling 46-year-old son in Toyama

Monday 16th March, 11:04 AM JST

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mistersmarmy at 11:51 AM JST - 16th March

its a sad story and probably highlights some deep underlying issues in Japanese society.
saborichan at 11:52 AM JST - 16th March

It doesn't say the son was unemployed, as these articles usually do. I wonder, was his condition really so bad? I guess she was genki enough that she was worried that after otousan fell off the branch, she'd be spending her last days bringing the medicine to her invalid son, too?
NeoJamal at 12:19 PM JST - 16th March

Usually the other way round innit?
Samuraiiki at 12:28 PM JST - 16th March

Bottom line, she probably suspected that he would do teh same to her and she just got one step ahead of him. But she took the law into her own hands. "Jibun no te kara... Kuchinashino hana no...
timorborder at 01:22 PM JST - 16th March

Mistermarmy seems to be the only one with a serious comment here. If anything, this story is a condemnation of the social welfare system in this country. You have a sick old woman living with a chronically ill son (asthma) and a demented spouse. Where were the minimal social services to support such a household? Why is it this woman saw her only way out as murder?
anshin at 01:41 PM JST - 16th March

In her case "mercy killing" is more appropriate.
PASHA_51 at 02:32 PM JST - 16th March

So sad, she must be admonishing by now. Too quick split secod decision from mama san.
PaulieWalnuts at 02:52 PM JST - 16th March

What a sick twisted b!tch!

quite
dennis0bauer at 03:15 PM JST - 16th March

The Japanese have an "interesting" way of dealing with family problems, kill it
BBLeo at 06:32 PM JST - 16th March

It is certain that she lost her marbles. She is a proof. Will they lock her up, and hang her? I don't think so. A good fat lawyer will lodge plea of insanity and shrink will agree to that. Don't tell me that she will get suspended sentence also. This is not mercy killing because it wasn't 'terminal illness.' WHAT A BITCH OF MOM’
tjfrancis at 06:36 PM JST - 16th March

Samuraiiki hm? first off, it's 自らの手で and what is that second sentence suppose to be?
bamboohat at 10:41 PM JST - 16th March

Sachiko Tsuriyama called a male relative on Sunday morning telling him she had killed her son. The relative rushed to her apartment and called police after seeing her son was dead

Doesn't anybody find this odd? She calls male relative saying she killed her son. He doesn't call the cops, he doesn't tell her to call the cops.

"You killed your son did you? Well, just sit tight I'll be over and see what the fuss is about..."
knews at 11:04 PM JST - 16th March

She certainly put an end to his asthmatic condition.
irishhighlander at 04:55 AM JST - 17th March

I lived in Toyama for 4 years. The way people were up there, it doesn`t suprise me.
IchyaWarFare at 08:56 AM JST - 17th March

Sad.