Woman arrested for strangling man to death at Akita home

AKITA — Police on Wednesday said they have arrested a woman over the murder of a man at his home in Akita City. According to police, Aoi Yanagida, 32, was arrested for the murder of 32-year-old Tatsuo Yoshida, who was found collapsed at his home early Tuesday morning. TBS reported that Yanagida called emergency services at 7 a.m. to say that Yoshida was lying unconscious and needed medical help. Police said that Yanagida then accompanied Yoshida to hospital, and afterward confessed that she had strangled him. Police said an investigation has been launched into the relationship between the pair and the circumstances leading up to the incident.

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