On the 15th, the Yokosuka Minami Police Station arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man from Yokosuka City, Otsu-cho 1-chome, on suspicion of murder for allegedly killing his 90-year-old mother, with whom he lived.
The arrest alleges that on the 14th, at their home, he stabbed his mother in the chest with a kitchen knife and killed her. According to the police station, the suspect has admitted to the allegations.
According to the police station, the suspect lived with his mother. The police are investigating the detailed circumstances and will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of the mother’s death.
According to the police station, the suspect called emergency services at around 9:35 PM on the same day, stating, “I killed my mother.” Officers who rushed to the scene found the mother lying on her back on a futon in the living room, with a kitchen knife still stabbed in her chest. The mother was pronounced dead at the hospital she was transported to.
