A woman has been arrested in Nagoya, Japan accused of allegedly violently trashing a collection of 54 violins and 70 string bows in 2014.
The collection, which is believed to have included a valuable Nicola Amati instrument, was valued at in excess of ¥105.9 Million (US $1,560,000).
The alleged victim was Norwegian-born Japan-based professional violinist and instrument repairer, Daniel Olsen Chen, 62.
His ex-wife Midori Kawamiya, 34, has been arrested and charged over the damage.
Prosecutors will argue that the accused broke into the Nagoya workshop, through a window, sometime between January 30th and February 19th, 2014 – whilst the alleged victim was away on a business trip.
Presumptions of innocence apply.
A video of the destruction was posted by the victim on YouTube in August, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMjh11BY1Y
The victim has indicated he is slowly working on fixing the trashed collection, but has asserted it will probably take him the rest of his life to complete.
