TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese housewife battered her
septuagenarian husband to death with a coffee cup after discovering he was
cheating on her, reports said Monday.
septuagenarian husband to death with a coffee cup after discovering he was
cheating on her, reports said Monday.
The 61-year-old woman allegedly attacked her partner after
learning of his affair, battering him repeatedly about the face and head with
the mug at their home southwest of Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, the Asahi Shimbun
and other media reported.
learning of his affair, battering him repeatedly about the face and head with
the mug at their home southwest of Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, the Asahi Shimbun
and other media reported.
Yasuo Hirose, a 70-year-old honorary professor with Yokohama
National University, was taken to hospital but later confirmed dead.
National University, was taken to hospital but later confirmed dead.
“He had an affair with a woman I hate,” Emiko Hirose told
police, according to the reports. “I went mad and hit him more than 10 times
with a cup.”
police, according to the reports. “I went mad and hit him more than 10 times
with a cup.”
The wife has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder,
reports said. Immediate confirmation was not available.
reports said. Immediate confirmation was not available.
