Name: Shinobu Kishimoto.
Age at death: 95.
Disability: Unspecified disability requiring level-1 nursing care.
Name: Yoshio Kishimoto.
Age at death: 93.
Disability: Disabled elder.
Name: Takio Kishimoto.
Age at death: 70.
Disability: Stroke; used a cane.
Died: November 17, 2019.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan.
Details:
Shinobi and Yoshio lived with their son, Takio, and his wife. Takio’s wife killed them all by strangling them.
Takio was the CEO of a construction company, which he had inherited from Yoshio.
Case status:
Masako Kishimoto (Daughter-in-law of Shinobu and Yoshio; wife of Takio), convicted of murder, sentenced to 18 years.
Source:
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