They arrested a father who wore an electric collar to punish his children

Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a man for using a electric collar for dogs punish their three children, according to the newspaper The Asahi Shimbun.

The man, identified as Takahiro Goto, 45, of Kitakyushu town, in the south of the country, admitted to officers "disciplining" his two 17- and 13-year-old daughters and his son 11 years old. , with the collar "when they were not careful".

Due to the abuse, the youngest slight burn in one of your arms while the girls had no visible marks.

It was the eldest of girls who rang the alarm tells what he's been living at home to a teacher.

Japan has been the victim of a wave of child abuse in recent years, including the case of a 5-year-old girl whose father stabbed her and beat her in the name of "discipline" .

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe then promised to take steps to put an end to this type of business. This Tuesday, Parliament voted unanimously. bill prohibiting corporal punishment.