A mother was arrested after beating her son. (Image via DS Claw)

Mother Arrested Over Attempted Murder of 11-year-old Son

SAITAMA – On Thursday, June 6, the police in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, said that they have arrested a 38-year-old woman. They revealed that the woman was arrested on suspicion attempted murder. It is said that she hit her 11-year-old son with a hammer.

The woman, Eri Shiribiki, hit her son on Wednesday at around 6:30 p.m. according to the police. She hit her son in the bathroom at their home. Not only hit him in the head, she stabbed him in the stomach and buttocks. However, the boy survived and managed to escape to a neighbor, where he told his mother had attacked him. The neighbor then called 110.

After the officers arrived, the boy was taken to the hospital and he is in a stable condition on Thursday. The boy doesn’t live with his mother only. He also lives with his 9-year-old brother and 41-year-old father who had not arrived at home from work at the time of the incident. It is not yet reported how the father react to this incident. Luckily, the 9-year-old boy was not attacked.

The police stated that the mother, Eri Shiribiki, has admitted to the charge. However, she has not told the police about her motive for attacking her son. The police are currently investigating the mother.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/mother-arrested-over-attempted-murder-of-11-year-old-son