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In different cities around the world, it is considered common to have minor arguments, squabbles or disputes between roommates who share a flat or a house. But such a horrifying incident has come to light from Japan, a country famous for technology and peace, which has shocked everyone. Here a woman has been accused of committing such cruelty and brutality with her own roommate, which is impossible to even imagine normally.
famous media websites South China Morning Post (SCMP) According to a sensational report, this hair-raising incident took place in Ibaraki province of Japan. Here the local police has arrested a 49-year-old woman, Masae Sakurai, for seriously injuring her own roommate and holding her hostage. Masae is accused of brutally stitching the lips of his 42-year-old roommate with the help of a needle and thread following a minor domestic dispute.
Lips stitched with needle and thread, a dreadful conspiracy to stop the tongue
According to the information shared by Japan’s investigative agencies and police in the initial investigation, this incident was committed on June 29. The accused Masae Sakurai and the victim woman were living together in a house in Ibaraki for the last few months. According to official records, the victim woman had shifted to the accused’s house since April 2025.
In the beginning everything was normal between the two, but gradually the dispute started increasing. On June 29, the heated argument between the two became so violent that the accused controlled the victim and sewed her mouth with a needle and thread so that she could not scream. However, the police has not yet made public the authentic information about the specific issue over which such a big fight took place between the two, citing investigation.
Without speaking, asked for help by writing on paper and life was saved
After this painful attack, the victim showed amazing courage. She somehow managed to escape from the clutches of the accused and run out of the house. In a dejected state, she went to a nearby local general store. Since her lips were completely stitched, she was in no position to speak or scream.
The victim immediately showed her presence of mind and wrote down her ordeal and her request for help with a pen on a piece of paper kept at the counter of the shop and handed it over to the employee present there. As soon as he read the slip, the shop employee was stunned and without wasting a moment he immediately called the emergency police. As soon as the information was received, the next day at around 1:30 pm, a heavy police team raided the spot, rescued the victim and immediately sent her to the hospital.
The victim was living in fear, claiming there were other people in the house.
After coming into police custody, the victim made another major revelation during interrogation. She told that she wanted to run away from this dreadful house long ago, but due to the fear of the accused woman and the constant threats she received, she was unable to muster the courage. She was living under immense mental and physical pressure (Trauma) for the last several weeks.
Meanwhile, another interesting and intriguing angle has emerged in the investigation. An acquaintance of accused Masae Sakurai told local media that when he visited the house in November last year, these two women were not the only ones living there. He claimed that two-three other women and a teenage boy also lived together in that big house. After this testimony, the Japanese police is now investigating in depth whether it was an illegal shelter home and whether other people were also present in the house as mute spectators at the time of the incident?
Pretense of helping needy girls and debate on social media
The case also attracted international media attention because the accused woman, Masae Sakurai, had a completely different profile in society. A former co-worker of hers said that about three years ago, Sakurai claimed to be helping girls and women on social media and on the ground who had no place to live or who had lost touch with their families. The police are now investigating whether Masaay was exploiting destitute women under the guise of philanthropy.
After this strange and violent incident in Japan went viral, people are giving strong reactions to it on social media also. Many users have described it as the script of a horror film, while some people are raising the question that if other members were present in the house, then why did they not help the victim after hearing her screams. At present, the Japanese police have intensified the interrogation by taking the accused woman on remand and the forensic report is awaited.