More than a third of the murders, attempted murders and fatal assaults involving members of the same family in 2014 were motivated by “fear of the future,” such as concerns about caring for elderly relatives or managing financial hardship, according to police data released Monday.
Parents were the most frequent victims, according to the first detailed breakdown of such cases for a full year. That’s an indication that many people are unable to cope with caring for their aging parents, officials said.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see out this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.