A Japanese man was arrested after he allegedly threw his two young daughters off a balcony of his apartment located on the sixth floor of a building in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture, according to Japanese news outlets. The 25-year-old father, identified as Tomokazu Miura, was taken into custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
The two victims, a 4-year-old and 1-year-old, were conscious when they were rushed to hospital, and their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, as reported by Japan Today and Nagoya TV News. The incident occurred on Saturday morning (September 26, 2026) at around 4:20 a.m., hours after police received an emergency call from Miura's wife at around 11:30 p.m. Friday (September 25, 2026). Miura's wife told police that her husband had forcefully grabbed her arm during an argument, news outlets reported.
