Man forced stepson to commit suicide because he had mouth odour.

 A man has been charged for forcing his step-son to commit suicide because he had bad breath.

 The 42-year-old man identified as Akira Murayama from Tokyo, Japan bullied his step-son constantly over his bad breath. He also beat the 14-year-old boy identified as Yuito repeatedly.
 One morning, the boy's mother found her son hanging above his bed.

 She called for help, and the boy was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. At the hospital, medical personnel found bruising all over the child's body.

 Yuito's mother told police that her husband told the boy to kill himself within 24 hours. Murayama was arrested and charged to court where he admitted to beating the child, but denied telling the child to commit suicide.

He also admitted to forcing the child to wear a mask because of his bad breath. The court also heard that the child's mother also beat the boy.

 Murayama has since been sentenced to serve 6 years in prison after being convicted of assault.