She left her daughter to starve to death..in a tragic accident

In the details, the police in Japan on Tuesday arrested a woman in Tokyo on suspicion of leaving her 3-year-old daughter alone at home for more than a week, while she was spending time with her boyfriend. However, the little girl died of starvation, according to the South China Morning Post.

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Saki Kakihashi, 24, admitted the allegations, noting that she believed she routinely neglected and abused her daughter Noah.

One of Kakehashi's friends also told the police that she left her home for several days or came back late at night, leaving her daughter.

Severe dehydration and hunger

Autopsy results showed that Noah had died of severe dehydration and starvation, had atrophied thymus, and had an almost empty stomach. She had a rash as her diaper had not been changed for a long time.

In addition, the mother is suspected of leaving her child alone at home for eight days in early June while visiting her boyfriend in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwest Japan, according to investigations.

Kakihashi told investigators she did not expect Noah to die because she thought it "would be right" to leave the baby alone in their apartment in Ota Ward, Tokyo, where the two have been living alone since July 2017 after her divorce from Noah's father. According to the police, the apartment was filled with large amounts of litter.

"You weren't breathing"

She also stated that she made an emergency call upon her return on June 13, claiming that Noah was not breathing, and was later pronounced dead in hospital.

During the voluntary interrogation prior to her arrest, Kakihashi initially said that Noah had fallen ill several days before her death, but that she did not have the money to take her to hospital for treatment.

According to investigations, Noah has not appeared at the day care center for more than a year.