Police in Saitama said Thursday they have arrested a woman in her 50s for sending threatening messages to her former lover's female friend, whom she blamed for the breakup after a seven-year relationship

According to police, the woman, identified as Takako Sakamaki, sent malicious messages to her ex-lover's female friend, writing "ｓｈｉｎｅ （死ね)" or "die," between September and October last year, TBS reported. Police said that Sakamaki sent over 21 threatening messages in one month, which led to her eventual arrest on stalker charges.

Sakamaki was quoted as saying, "It was that woman's fault that our relationship ended, and I was furious." However, she said she never actually threatened the woman.

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