Niigata: Man, 52, indicted for attempted murder of son, murder of mother-in-law
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 1, 2021
NIIGATA (TR) – A 52-year-old man has been indicted over the alleged murder of his mother-in-law and attempted murder of his son at their residence in Nagaoka City last year in an incident that also left his wife dead, prosecutors have revealed, reports Fuji News Network (Jan. 22).
Early on October 6, Osamu Kanaizumi and his wife Sanae, 51, allegedly used unspecified means to try to kill their son at their residence, located in the Nakanoshima area.
They are also alleged to have used a cord to strangle her mother, 80-year-old Fumiko. Sanae then took her life.