Japan Today
Monday 16th June, 11:25 AM JST
Source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/ibaraki-woman-arrested-for-drowning-13-day-old-son-in-bathtub

IBARAKI — A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly drowning her 13-day-old son in the bathtub at their home in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Police said Junko Yamamoto, 36, allegedly killed her son around noon.

Her husband, 52, found the boy unconscious and took him to hospital. The suspect was quoted by police as saying: “I just couldn’t face up to child-raising.”

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