Police in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 36-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of attempting to kill her 85-year-old grandfather.

According to police, Ayumi Ido has admitted to stabbing her grandfather Seiji in the waist with a kitchen knife at around 6:50 a.m. on Monday, Sankei Shimbun. Ido lives with her grandparents.

About 10 minutes later, Ido called 119 and said she had stabbed her grandfather. The victim was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition, police said Tuesday.

Police said that Ido has so far given no motive for the attack.

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