Japanese kabuki actor arrested for allegedly assisting in his mother’s suicide

Ennosuke Ichikawa detained after both parents found unconscious at his Tokyo home last month

One of Japan's best-known kabuki actors has been arrested on suspicion of assisting in his mother's suicide after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.

Police said Ennosuke Ichikawa, a 47-year-old star of the classical theatre form, allegedly made a 75-year-old woman take sleep-inducing pills at his home and die of psychoactive drug addiction, thereby assisting in her suicide".

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