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Man arrested over fatal assault of 1-year-old boy who tipped over bowl of ramen

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Police in Osaka have arrested a 26-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally abusing the one-year-old son of his girlfriend with whom he lived.

The incident occurred at around 4-5 p.m. on Oct 6 at an apartment in Asahi Ward, TV Asahi reported. Police said Rento Hasegawa is accused of punching the child, Yuto Nishimura, in the stomach and pushing him off his chair.

Yuto’s mother was away from home at the time. When she returned at around 12 noon the next day, she noticed that he looked pale and called 119. He was taken to hospital where he later died due to abdominal bleeding from internal organ damage.

Police said Hasegawa has partially denied the charge. He was quoted as saying, “Yuto tipped over his bowl of ramen, so I hit him in the stomach with the palm of my hand and pushed him away. He fell off the chair but I don't think my actions caused his death."

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I dearly hope this cowardly animal is executed. There is absolutely no way he deserves to be kept alive at taxpayers expense. The worst of the worst maggots in society.

Rest in Peace to poor little Yuto. You deserved loving parents and a happy life, and you were let down.

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Police in Osaka have arrested a 26-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally abusing the one-year-old son of his girlfriend with whom he lived.

Everyday he saw the kid as a reminder of his girlfriends past.... Girls, you don't need losers like this.

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Deja vu.... single mothers should stay away from live-in boyfriends, especially unemployed ones. RIP

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i don't think my actions caused his death...

but they did though!!

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Heaven is enriched with another Angel. Farewell.

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I never really understand how chicks with a 1 year old kid already moved on to living with another dude.

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Loser piece of trash.

The woman wasn't any better, leaving the baby with him alone over night? What was she thinking?

Get rid of both of these jokers.

RIP little one.

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shogun36

The woman wasn't any better, leaving the baby with him alone over night? What was she thinking?

Considered she might have been working?

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No way his lame excuse could cause so much injury to the kid. It’s more likely the cowardly punk kicked the kid in the stomach.

7 ( +7 / -0 )

Give him the death penalty because Japan is good at doing that without proper evidence and the guy is a monster.

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Gee unemployed model citizen…unemployed seems to equate to yak…

what a scum bag!

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Where was the woman all night? Who leaves their child with a bf over night to take care. Already gone from dinner time and not returning till the next day. What wonderful people these are.

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‘I don’t think my actions caused his death’…..well, that’s not for you to decide you nasty piece of work.

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This sounds like something that could have happened when I was a kid. Hence, I am compelled to think of it in two ways: This guy is crazy bad. (One year olds who do not make a mess eating are very, very rare.) Considering how I had to grow up, at least the child doesn't have to finish growing up with a bully for a dad. I still today remember my childhood and how it adversely affected, and still affects me. I still have nightmares. I know this is a bad way to look at it but I can't help it. I wish I hadn't grown up the way I did. But, yes, the death penalty is too good for this guy. Life in prison and being beat up every day: that would be justice.

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Blacklabel

I never really understand how chicks with a 1 year old kid already moved on to living with another dude.

They are deceiving themselves, no? They believe that get a replacement dad... but quite often they get a loser who likes the sex but hates the kid.

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MirchyOct. 24 05:53 pm JST

Heaven is enriched with another Angel. Farewell

Excellent comment. It's too bad the earth is filled with scum like this guy. He should swing.

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Hopefully this useless guy - violent and unemployed - will be away from the general population for many coming years. No excuse for what he did.

About the mother, I guess she was working something, there is plenty of night shiftwork for women too, like in hospitals, elderly care homes, warehouses, cleaning of office buildings, taxi and deliveries and so on.

I am sure she needs money, as this guy had no income.

I don't understand why women choose such a violent loser who is even jobless as their companion.

There is no shortage at all of young men everywhere in Japan who would never harm a woman and a child, have a regular job with a basic income, but are alone and would like to have a girlfriend.

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shogun36Oct. 24 05:58 pm JST

The woman wasn't any better, leaving the baby with him alone over night? What was she thinking?

To avoid any misunderstanding with my comment, I say again, this man belongs to a prison cell for many years to come. No question about that. No excuse for what he did.

We do not know anything about the mother however - my guess is that she was working night shift work, as she was rather short of money - her boyfriend was jobless (likely unwilling to work anything productive), nothing is reported about the biological father of the baby or about if her parents or other relatives and friends were supportive to her.

However when she came back home next day she did take care of the baby and noticed something is seriously wrong with her child and called for an ambulance.

Blame her for what? What else could she do?

It must have been a terrible feeling for her when the truth finally came out, her baby died and this guy was arrested. I feel sorry for her.

It's really rare for me to defend a single mom, the only what I can say again and again, is that women - even if they are in a difficult situation - should choose their male friends nevertheless more carefully and reject such useless men like this guy - jobless, violent, no own home - from the very beginning on.

In her situation, she should have refused to allow him to live in her room, no way to take care of her child while she is out for work. Not even willing to try.

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Over and over again and again, working single mothers desperately leaving their loved ones at the mercy of their lovers only to find out that they only needed a warm Psy and a place to live.

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@Fighto,

"" I dearly hope this cowardly animal is executed ""

Not often that I agree with you!! but on this one I DO.

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Do not expect step fathers to love your children. Best is to raise them to be adults first.

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What a totally unmanly sack o' crap.

Once again there's another young kid who will never go to school, will never fall in love, will never be real cool.

This excuse of a stepfather is a loser, he needs prison with no parole.

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WoodyLee

@Fighto,

"" I dearly hope this cowardly animal is executed ""

Not often that I agree with you!! but on this one I DO.

My feeling too. There is nothing worse than assaulting helpless little toddlers.

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