Perilous Times
Killer Japanese mum spun kid in washing machine
* From correspondents in Tokyo
* From: AFP
* July 14, 2010 4:40PM
A JAPANESE woman arrested for allegedly strangling her five-year-old
daughter to death has told police she also used to trap the child
inside a running washing machine, it has been reported.
Junko Egashira, 34, was arrested last month after she allegedly killed
her daughter Mone, Fukuoka police say.
The woman admitted that she had several times covered Mone's mouth with
adhesive tape, tied up her hands and legs and made her sit in a
water-filled washing machine, sometimes turning the machine to spin,
the Asahi daily reports.
She would also tie the child to a shelf with her arms spread out and
hang water-filled buckets from them, leaving her in the position for
hours, it said.
Citing unnamed police sources, the Asahi said Egashira had divorced
from her husband in 2008 and had escalated the abuse against the child
after they moved to a new apartment in May.
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