{
  "id": 347039,
  "title": "A 58-year-old son has been arrested on suspicion of killing his 80-year-old mother by trampling her. He is believed to have assaulted her on a daily basis.\n\nThe incident occurred in their home in Tokyo.\n\nThe son is accused of killing his mother by repeatedly stepping on her body.\n\nPolice received a call on the morning of January 8th reporting that an elderly woman had collapsed.\n\nWhen officers arrived, they found the woman's body and took the son into custody.\n\nAn autopsy revealed that the woman had died from injuries sustained from being trampled.\n\nPolice believe that the son had been physically abusing his mother over a long period of time.\n\nThe son has denied the allegations.\n\nThe Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/80-58",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T04:15:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Asahi Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-asahi-shimbun",
    "url": "http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV8914TBV89PTIL003M.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "ja",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}