Chiba is one of the most favorable cities to live in across Japan. However, one of the incidents raised concern all over the city. An unemployed woman named Toshiko Ohashi murdered her husband and son as well as set their residence on fire situated in a Japanese city in 2009. She was sentenced to the charges of double murder and arson.
Nevertheless, the accused condemned their pathetic family situation for committing the crime. The act became international news in no time and experts from all around the world gave their insights on the same.
Woman in Chiba kills husband and son
On 17 November 2009, Chiba police officials were informed about a fire in the Asahi locality by a neighboring person where two casualties were reported. The deceased was identified as a father and his son, Yoshio, and Yoshihito. Yoshio’s wife Toshiko Ohashi suffered from minor burning wounds.
According to the sources, the investigation has revealed that 66-year-old Toshiko who was unemployed at that time poured kerosene into the house and set it on fire. It was a two-story wooden house, she set a fire on the first floor. Her husband and son were on the second floor and couldn’t escape the situation and perished.
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She didn’t kill her son intentionally
Toshiko Ohashi has asserted in the court that killing their son was never her intention. But the miserable family condition forced her to commit the crime. Her husband, Yoshio was a prolific carpenter however, he had to stop working after suffering from a stroke. Their son Yoshihito who was 32 at the time of his death suffered from cerebral palsy. Reports state Toshiko also had physical conditions and was unemployed at the same time.
She failed to manage finances and take care of her bedridden husband and son. As a solution, she chose to set their apartment on fire. Investigators declared Ohashi to go through a psychiatric evaluation in 2021 to prove charges against her. She was presented in the Chiba District Court on 12th December where she denied the allegations on her and blamed their family situation.
