Known for having stabbed her boyfriend with a kitchen knife in their apartment in Shinjuku, Tokyo, in May 2019. She was found guilty of attempted murder in December 2019 and sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years in prison.
Gained an online following due to the circumstances of the attack and her physical appearance when she was described in media reports as a "real life yandere"
After her release, she now goes by the psuedonym "Uyu"
External Links
- Wikipedia: Yuka Takaoka