Hideaki Kumazawa, the ex top politician, was caught red-handed stabbing his son to death. (Image via: BNO News)

Japanese Politician Stabs Son to Death

TOKYO - The father disciplined his son way too far. A former Japanese politician, who also happened to be a former Japanese envoy for Czech Republic, was apprehended for an alleged murder of his own son!

The father seemed to forget that the person that he was fighting against was his own son, as he went straight to the kill.

Hideaki Kumazawa (76), former minister of agriculture and Japanese envoy for Czech Republic, stabbed his eldest son, Eiichiro (44), to death with a kitchen knife at his residence in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. At his residence, Kumazawa only lives with his wife and the deceased son.

Kumazawa then called the police to inform about the murder. Eiichiro was found with stabbing wounds all over his body and blood gushed out from his chest. Upon being brought to hospital, Eiichiro was proclaimed dead.

The politician was then arrested on scene for “Attempted Murder” and might soon changed the charge to “Murder”, since he confessed it on the first place over phone.

Moreover, the motive of the murder is being investigated.

For his political record, as a graduate from University of Tokyo, Kumazawa became the vice minister for Ministry of Agriculture in 1967. In 2001, he became the Minister of Agriculture. The position only lasted for 1 year, since in 2002, he resigned from the position due to being accused as incompetent when dealing with farming disease. In 2005-2008, he served as Japanese ambassador for Czech Republic.

One thing for sure, a crime has stained even the best of Kumazawa political report.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/02/world/crime-legal-world/former-top-farm-bureaucrat-arrested-alleged-murder-son/#.XPNZh4gzbIU