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Woman crushed to death by suicidal jumper from 11th floor in Japan - but he survives: Father demands murder charge
2026-10-14
[DM] A father has called for a man to face a murder charge in Japan for allegedly crushing his daughter to death while attempting to take his own life.
Surely that could not possibly be more than manslaughter, as there was no intent to kill anyone but himself.
Tomoki Inaba, 23, was walking home with a friend in Nagoya's Sakae district at around 1am on July 19 when Shinsei Taguchi jumped from the 11th floor of the apartment building.

Ms Inaba was crushed by the 29-year-old and was pronounced dead in hospital hours later after suffering a haemorrhagic shock.

But Mr Taguchi survived, according to local news outlet Tokyo Reporter.

After being discharged from hospital in August, he was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence resulting in death.

Mr Taguchi is being assessed by psychiatrists to establish whether he can be held criminally responsible for his actions, according to TBS News.

But the victim's father Kenji Inaba has demanded Mr Taguchi is charged with the murder of his daughter.

Mr Inaba said he has visited the suspect three times in detention, where he claims Mr Taguchi admitted he knew his jump could have cost someone their life.
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