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.
