HYOGO (TR) – Hyogo Prefectural Police have arrested a 45-year-old woman in Himeji City after she allegedly stabbed her elderly mother to death in their home on Thursday, reports TV Asahi (Nov. 13).
Chiyo Yamaguchi was arrested shortly after 5 p.m. at a local supermarket, roughly 90 minutes after the fatal attack took place. She is accused of murdering 79-year-old Yoshiko Sugawara using a sharp, bladed weapon.
Police were alerted to the scene at approximately 3:45 p.m. when Sugawara’s husband, also in his 70s, returned to find his wife lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen. He immediately called emergency services, but the victim was beyond saving.
Yamaguchi fled the residence immediately following the incident but was tracked down by police a short distance away.
According to investigators, the suspect has admitted to the gruesome slaying, telling officers she stabbed her mother in the stomach, neck and arms. However, her statements have remained inconsistent, with Yamaguchi also claiming she does not know why or how the incident occurred.
Authorities are currently investigating the suspect’s mental state to determine if she will be held criminally responsible for the killing.
