OSAKA — A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of his father, who was found bleeding from a knife wound to the neck in their home in Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, police said.
The boy has reportedly admitted stabbing his father Wednesday with a kitchen knife, telling police he “got angry” after his father punched him during an argument. Police have not released the names of the boy or his 45-year-old father.
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