70-year-old woman arrested for allegedly killing her 98-year-old mom MINAMI-ASHIGARA, Japan, March 10 (UPI) -- A 70-year-old Japanese woman was arrested in southern Japan for allegedly killing her 98-year-old mother, police said. Shizue Yoneyama was arrested Friday after police found her mother's body in their home in Minami-Ashigara city, NHK TV reported. Earlier in the day, Yoneyama allegedly called police and told them she had killed her mother. After she was arrested, Yoneyama allegedly told police that she had become exhausted from taking care of her old mother. Police said Yoneyama had small cuts on her wrists indicating a suicide attempt, but that her injuries were non-life threatening.