Police in Yokohama have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of assault after he pinned his one-year-old son’s upper body between his thighs on his bed at their home.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 9 a.m. on Sunday at the family’s home in Nishi Ward, Kyodo News reported.
Police said Ryo Kobayashi, a company employee, has denied the allegation. He was quoted as saying, "My son was preventing my wife from getting ready to go out, so I held him down for about five minutes. I wasn’t violent.”
When his son became unconscious, Kobayashi called 119. He said his child was crying, and that he had covered him with a blanket for about five minutes, and he became unconscious.
Police said the boy remains in a critical condition.
© Japan Today
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quercetum
You don’t know your own strength versus a one year old. Not violent but ignorant.
daito_hak
What a grotesque comment. No adult mentally sane would pinne a 1-year old baby between own thighs with a blanket covering him to make him stop crying and think it’s ok. The baby literally suffocated. This is not ignorance, this is evil violence.
factchecker
An example of why people should need to be licensed to be a parent.
shogun36
where do they find these losers?
let's hope they lock this fool down and prevent him from ever leaving the cell.
Cephus
Probably it was not intentional, unless he is nuts.
grc
quercetun - you’re quite right, I wouldn’t know my own strength versus a one-year-old.
purple_depressed_bacon
He wasn't violent? How thick can he get? He pinned a hapless infant between his legs and covered his head with a blanket, thereby cutting off his air supply. At the bare minimum, he should get charged for attempted negligent homicide.
DanteKH
Just like for voting, people should pass an IQ and psychological tests before conceiving a baby.
This is another sad news. Hopefully the little guy will recover without side effects.
Hercolobus
Keep this monster away from children and people in general.
Zaphod
That must be one heck of a strong 1-year old if he has to be restrained that way.