OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 73-year-old man for allegedly strangling his spouse inside their residence in Yao on Monday.
At round 12:35 p.m., Hidejiro Shiraki known as police from the residence. “I strangled my spouse to dying,” experiences Kyodo Information (Oct. 14).
When cops arrived, they discovered his spouse, 75-year-old Mizuko, mendacity unconscious on her again between the lounge and the hallway of the home. {The electrical} wire of a hair dryer was wrapped round her neck.
Mizuko was taken to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest. Nevertheless, she was later confirmed lifeless. The reason for dying seems to have beeen asphyxiation, police stated.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of tried homicide, Shiraki admitted to the allegations. “I strangled [her] within the hallway on the primary ground,” the suspect stated.
Shiraki lives together with his spouse and son within the residence. Police at the moment are in search of a motive for the crime.
