OSAKA, Japan, April 7 (UPI) -- Police in Japan are holding an unemployed Osaka woman for psychiatric evaluation after she admitted stabbing her infant son because she distrusts men.
The Mainichi newspaper reported the arrest of Shizue Tamura, 24, on Wednesday, although the stabbing reportedly occurred March 1.
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"I was constantly abused when I was a kid, and have since distrusted men. I stabbed my son in a fit of madness," Tamura told investigators.
The 5-month-old boy suffered serious wounds when he was stabbed while sleeping, and is expected to take two months to heal under protection at a child welfare facility.
His elder brother was also placed in protective care, although the newspaper said there were no signs of physical abuse on him.
