An 85-Year-Old Man Who Called 119 Reporting His Wife Was Lying Face Down and Not Breathing Has Been Arrested on Suspicion of Assaulting His Wife in Her 80s. He Admitted to the Charges, Saying, "There's No Doubt I Strangled her." (Sapporo, Hokkaido)

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An 85-year-old unemployed man living in Kita Ward, Sapporo, has been arrested on suspicion of assault for allegedly strangling his wife, with whom he lives. The man is suspected of strangling his wife, who is in her 80s, at their home around 5 p.m. on September 28. After the assault, the man himself called 119, saying, "My wife has fallen face down and is not breathing," which led to the discovery of the incident. When paramedics arrived and che…