An 81-year-old man in Japan pushed his disabled spouse into the ocean, claiming that he was “uninterested in caring for her”, it was reported. The person- Hiroshi Fujiwara, 81- pled responsible and admitted to the costs, The Impartial reported.
Hiroshi Fujiwara advised the police that on November 3, he drove his wheelchair-bound spouse, 79-year-old Teruko, to a pier in Oiso and pushed her into the ocean.
Quickly after Hiroshi Fujiwara admitted to his crime to his elder son quickly after. The son known as the native police to tell them.
“My dad says he pushed mother into the ocean”, he advised the police, Japan Instances reported.
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One particular person additionally known as the police after he noticed a physique floating within the waters which was later recognized as Teruko’s physique.
The couple lived by themselves, Hiroshi Fujiwara advised the police and mentioned that he had been caring for his disabled spouse for over 40 years.
Hiroshi Fujiwara has been arrested and brought into police custody on suspicion of homicide.
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Japan has an ageing inhabitants as of the entire inhabitants of 126 million, greater than one-quarter of individuals are aged 65 and above. A current survey famous that there have been 17,281 incidents of aged folks being bodily assaulted by relations in 2020, with 25 deaths occurring consequently, South China Morning Submit reported.