A 49-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly sewing together the lips of a woman she was living with, according to local police.Masae Sakurai, a part-time worker living in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of injuring the 42-year-old woman by sewing her lips together with a needle and thread at Sakurai’s house on June 29.The 42-year-old, who had been living with Sakurai since around April 2025, told the police that she “had been too scared to run away” before the incident, according to the police.
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WED · 2026-07-08 · 12:21 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0708-91237
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Woman arrested in Japan for sewing roommate’s lips together
Masae Sakurai, a 49-year-old part-time worker in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, was arrested on Monday. She is suspected of injuring her 42-year-old roommate by sewing her lips together with a needle and thread at Sakurai's house on June 29.
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Masae Sakurai, a 49-year-old part-time worker in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, was arrested on Monday. She is suspected of injuring her 42-year-old roommate by sewing her lips together with a needle and thread at Sakurai's house on June 29. The victim, who had been living with Sakurai since April 2025, reportedly told police she was too scared to run away prior to the incident. Local police are investigating the alleged assault.
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The victim stated she was 'too scared to run away' before the incident.
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The victim had been living with Sakurai since April 2025.
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The incident allegedly occurred at Sakurai's house on June 29.
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A 49-year-old woman, Masae Sakurai, was arrested for allegedly sewing her roommate's lips together.
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