Police in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 32-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of arson after she set fire to her home.
According to police, the woman is accused of setting fire to her two-story wooden house at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, TBS reported.
The fire was put out about three hours later, but the house burned down and the fire spread to an adjacent building.
The woman lived with her husband but no one was injured.
Police arrested the woman after firefighters determined the fire was deliberately started and after questioning related parties.
Police said the woman has been speaking incoherently since her arrest. They are also questioning her husband about her mental condition prior to the fire.
© Japan Today
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Cephus
"Police said the woman has been speaking incoherently since her arrest. They are also questioning her husband about her mental condition prior to the fire."
Perhaps she has been mentally ill for a while before the incident.
WA4TKG
Japanese police, hot on the case, as usual.
factchecker
Another homeless whack job on the streets. Japan's proactive police show of their talent once again.