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Story summary
- Eri Mametsuka, 16, jumped from her home’s third-floor balcony, breaking her neck.
- The fall left her paralyzed from the chest down.
- She grew up in Oita Prefecture amid poverty, isolation, and emotional abuse.
- A fight with her mother over missing school triggered the suicide attempt.
- She said her mother is a Zainichi Korean, her stepfather Japanese, and she was a latchkey kid.