Skip to content
The Nexus
CRIMEJul 8 · 12:21 UTCSCMP CHINAKyodo

Woman arrested in Japan for sewing roommate’s lips together

A 49-year-old woman named Masae Sakurai was arrested in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, for allegedly sewing the lips of a 42-year-old roommate together with a needle and thread on June 29. The victim, who had been living with Sakurai since April 2025, reportedly feared to act due to the incident.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned
Masae SakuraipersonIbaraki Prefectureplace42-year-old womanperson
Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →
Forward this
Related Signal

Adjacent reporting