Mother arrested for attempting to kill 3-year-old daughter
News On Japan via Japan Today -- Oct 14
Police on Sunday arrested a 27-year-old woman for allegedly trying to strangle to death her 3-year-old daughter at their home in Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture.
According to police, the suspect, identified as Asami Yamaoka, attempted to strangle her daughter with a towel at around 9:30 on Saturday morning. Yamaoka's mother who lives with her and her two children discovered the girl unconscious in her room and called 119, TV Asahi reported.
茨城県稲敷市の自宅で、3歳の女の子の首をタオルで絞めたとして27歳の母親が逮捕されました。
Source: Japan Today, ANNnewsCH
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