3 year old throws console in garbage, Parents do the same (to her)

[Eri]

On the night of March 30, little Shizuku Tanaka was murdered in Osaka. Her feet and hands were bound by tape, and she was stuffed in a garbage bag. The bag was tied shut, and the three year-old is now dead.

Her mother, 26-year-old Yui Tanaka, later told investigators, "Shizuku was being fussy and noisy while we were gaming." According to the Nikkei, Tanaka also said that the little girl threw their game machine and other important possessions into the garbage. "Even when we scolded her, she didn't listen," said Tanaka, "so we put her in a bag."

The mother didn't act alone. Along with her 20 year-old boyfriend, Tanaka taped her daughter's hands and feet and stuck her in a plastic bag. The autopsy report says the little girl died of suffocation.

Tanaka and her live-in boyfriend are now in police custody, saying that they didn't intend to kill Shizuku. They apparently met last year via a dating site and began living together this past February.

http://kotaku.com/#!5787908/3-year+old-killed-by-mother-for-throwing-away-game-console

Oh booy! Here we go again. At least it wasn't in America I guess. Shit sucks.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Hah, Happy April Fools to you too--

Oh. Wait. Shit is real.

So I easily understand punishment for throwing expensive stuff in the trash and not listening, but that is, to put it lightly, way too fucking far.

Taped her hands and feet together? Jesus...

 

[bulbasaur765]

I'm starting to think that these reports are becoming more common...

 

[Shepard's Shadow]

You know I laughed when I read the thread title but then felt bad after I read the article.

 

[JoJo]

My god... when I read the title I thought this was going to be some sort of silly YouTube video of a cute little girl sitting in a bin or something but this is horrible and sick, I don't usually wish the death penalty on people but these two don't deserve anything else.

 

[Gigano]

Who the hell does that to their own child?

Got to be some history of mental problems there, and an extremely abnormal addiction to gaming that transcends all understanding. They better not be let out for many, many decades to come.

 

[Shuswah_Noir]

My god... when I read the title I thought this was going to be some sort of silly YouTube video of a cute little girl sitting in a bin or something but this is horrible and sick, I don't usually wish the death penalty on people but these two don't deserve anything else.

The death penalty would be to good for them.

This is beyond disgusting. I can't even find the words.

 

[SultanP]

Hey, you don't mess with us gamers. We're a hardcore bunch who will straight up murder you. Amirite?

Seriously though, I am just surprised that people keep getting surprised by these stories.

 

[Gunner 51]

Was the woman in question suffering some form of depression, undiagnosed post natal depression or form of disassociative disorder?

While it sure as hell doesn't excuse her behavior, it may at least explain why she did it.

 

[JohnnyMolotov]

Christ, i mean, i can't even begin to think of a word for this apart from 'Sick'.

Why people like this are even allowed to have kids, i have no idea, it just makes me furious.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

So, it's either 300 pound 3 year olds which need a good spanking or it's children murdered for misbehaving....can we get a middle ground here? Pretty please?

 

[Scorched_Cascade]

April fo- Wait....

That is all kinds of wrong. These people are so far off the scale that I can't relate to them even one bit; I mean what was going through their heads?

 

[Bernzz]

And I just came to this thread, from the one where a guy let his six month old son suffocate because he was too busy playing WoW to care.

Wow. What a thoroughly depressing night.

 

[FamoFunk]

I'm starting to think that these reports are becoming more common...

They are. The media love bad, depressing news.



This is really sad though, I play Little Big Planted with my 2 year old Daughter (ok, she just button bashes)and she laughs and gets so much joy from sackboy. It make me sad to think people get so pissed off with their children who're so dependant on them. But then to kill them?... Goddamn.

 

[Eri]

I'm actually surprised this didn't spark more peoples emotions

 

[Kevon Huggins]

only in japan
now that my friends is so @#$%^ing sick

 

[Armored Prayer]

That just beyond fucked upped. For god's sake how does one do that to their own child, and all because your more into their precious games.

Freaks are lucky for now, but I'm sure the guilt will torture them forever.

 

[The Real Sandman]

You know I laughed when I read the thread title but then felt bad after I read the article.

Likewise.

-sigh-

I'm gonna go sit in a corner for 3 hours.

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

What the hell is wrong with that mother? That is your child, which is far, FAR more important than a gaming system.