Hyogo: Man, 65, accused of fatally stabbing girlfriend in Nishinomiya
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 25, 2021
HYOGO (TR) – Hyogo Prefectural Police have arrested a 65-year-old man over the alleged fatal stabbing his girlfriend in Nishinomiya City, reports Jiji Press (Feb. 25).
Between around 5:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Masami Mizuno, of no known occupation, is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed Megumi Nakamura, 57, in the back at his residence.
Nakamura was transported to a hospital where she was later confirmed dead, the Nishinomiya Police Station said.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of murder on Thursday, Mizuno admitted to the allegations. “I became irritated with [her] attitude,” the suspect told police. “So I used a knife from in my house to stab her with the intention of murder.”