Police in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, have arrested a 27-year-old Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of assaulting his two-month-old daughter by fracturing her arm.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 3 p.m. on June 7. Police said Ryutaro Kosaka, who is stationed at Imazu Garrison, has admitted to the allegation and quoted him as saying, “She started crying and interrupted my nap, and I lost my temper and punched her,” TBS reported.
Kosaka’s wife noticed something was wrong with their daughter and took her to the hospital which contacted a child welfare center about a case of possible child abuse.
On Monday, the child welfare center notified the police
The child is currently hospitalized.
© Japan Today
