Her schizophrenia repeatedly sent her over the edge.
In the past decade, the parents of the Yokohama woman, now in her 40s, were forced to have her hospitalized more than 10 times.
When she lost control and turned violent late one night 10 years ago, her parents made the painful decision to call the police, because the local daytime mental health services were unavailable.
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