Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 46-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her six-year-old son.
Police said Yukimine Kamii, a part-time worker, is accused of strangling her son to death at their home in Teine Ward, Sapporo, between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Hokkaido Broadcasting Corp reported.
Police said Kamii called 110 at around 7:50 p.m. and said, “My child is dead. I killed him.”
Responding officers found Yuto in a state of cardiac arrest. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On Tuesday, police said Kamii changed her statement and quoted her as saying, “I didn’t kill my son.”
Police said they believe only Kamii and her son were at home at the time.
© Japan Today
