EHIME (TR) – Ehime Prefectural Police last week arrested a 38-year-old woman following the discovery of the corpse of her husband with a bag his head in their residence in Matsuyama City, reports NHK (July 2).
At around 2:30 a.m. on July 1, Yuka Oda called emergency services to report that her husband had collapsed inside their apartment in Iwasakicho.
When police and fire personnel rushed to the scene, they found Tomonori Oda, 35, lying face-up with a nylon bag over his head in the living room. He was confirmed dead at the scene.
According to police, the body showed no visible external injuries.
Police later arrested Yuka for allegedly attempting to kill her husband at his request by putting the bag over his head and tying it down with a rubber band.
Police sent Yuka to prosecutors on July 2. During questioning, she admitted to allegations of attempted murder.
In subsequent interviews with investigators, she said that they were both unemployed and living in poverty. As well, they had both previosuly tried to kill themselves but were unable to do so.
The apartment is located in a residential area about 200 meters west of Dogo Park in Matsuyama.
