Woman arrested for fatally stabbing man in apartment

Japan Today -- Aug 30

Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 49-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 54-year-old man in an apartment in Chofu, Tokyo.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 9:30 pm on Tuesday night. Fuji TV reported that the woman, Etsuko Arai, lived together with the victim, Shintaro Furutachi, who was her common-law husband.

Arai, who has admitted to the charge, was quoted by police as saying they got into a quarrel over purchasing and selling land which led her to stab Furutachi in the chest with a knife. She then called 119 and Furutachi was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.