Society | May 02

Woman held for allegedly assaulting man with hot water "for noodles"

May 02 (Kyodo) - A 29-year-old woman in Osaka was arrested Monday on suspicion of assaulting a man, who was later confirmed dead, by pouring hot water on him at her home the previous day, police said.

Momoka Taniguchi denied the allegations and was quoted by the local police as saying that the burns on the man, believed to be her live-in partner, were caused by "spilling hot water for instant noodles" and that she had "not poured it on purpose." ...continue reading

Source: ANNnewsCH


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