Woman dies after being found with knife in chest in apparent suicide

Police in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, said Wednesday that a 58-year-old woman was found with knife protruding from her chest, in the car parking lot of an apartment complex where she lived on Tuesday night.

A man called 119 at around 10:50 p.m. and said there was a woman lying on the ground, with a knife stuck in her chest, Sankei Shimbun reported. She was taken to a hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.  

According to the police, the woman had suffered from mental illness for over 30 years and had a history of visiting a psychiatrist. The knife found in her chest is believed to be from her apartment, police said, adding they believed the woman apparently killed herself.

Woman dies after being found with knife in chest in apparent suicide

Woman dies after being found with knife in chest in apparent suicide

Woman dies after being found with knife in chest in apparent suicide

Woman dies after being found with knife in chest in apparent suicide

Woman dies after being found with knife in chest in apparent suicide