Shinnosuke Abe’s case is stirring in Japan.
Shinnosuke Abe resigned as head coach of the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
Japanese baseball legend Shinnosuke Abe47, is accused of abusing his own daughter.
Abe was arrested at his home in Tokyo’s Shibuya on Monday after police were called to the scene after a fight.
According to the official report, Abe was trying to break up a dispute between his 15- and 18-year-old daughters. When the older daughter began to resist the orders, the father grabbed her by the collar and tore her to the floor.
Abe, who was intoxicated when the police arrived, has admitted what happened.
– I told them to be quiet, but they didn’t answer and I got furious, he reportedly said during the interrogation.
Differential
The case has caused an uproar in Tokyo and throughout Japan, because Abe is the icon of the country’s oldest and most successful professional club, the Yomiuri Giants.
On Tuesday, the man apologized and announced that he would resign as the club’s head coach.
– I have caused great grief to many baseball supporters, professional baseball employees and the company because of my family problems. I have also tarnished the title of head coach of the illustrious Yomiuri Giants, a tearful Abe said at a news conference According to the Japan Times.
CEO of the Giants Toru Kunimatsu condemned Abe’s act, saying that “violence cannot be accepted”.
Not everyone agrees, as a petition has been set up for the head coach’s return, which had 50,000 signatures by midday on Wednesday.
My daughter also regrets it
Abe’s 18-year-old daughter posted on Tuesday bulletinin which he said that he had sought help from ChatGPT to resolve the situation.
He says he didn’t know when he called 911 that the police would be called to the scene.
Now he regrets that the “typical family situation” took on unreasonable proportions.
– When I saw my father being taken away by the police, I broke down in tears in front of them, he writes.
