Two stabbed to death in Chiba home

CHIBA — Police said Sunday that two people were fatally stabbed and a third remains in a serious condition after they were stabbed at their home in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture. According to police, a woman called emergency services at about 4:30 a.m., asking for an ambulance. TBS reported that police and an ambulance rushed to the home where they found three people bleeding from knife wounds. They were identified as Takuya Yamaguchi, 71, his wife Chieko, 66, and their son Naoshi, 36. They were taken to hospital where Takuya and Naoshi were pronounced dead, police said, adding that Chieko remains in a serious condition. Neighbors were quoted as saying they rarely saw Chieko or Naoshi. Police said they will know more once they can question Chieko. They have not yet determined whether the stabbings were the result of family trouble or whether an intruder came in from outside.

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