Niigata Elementary School 2 Murder Case Prosecution Appeals December 17 20:04
In May of last year, Niigata City killed a second grader girl and was dissatisfied with the 1st trial sentence that sentenced indefinite imprisonment to a 25-year-old defendant who was charged with murder and other charges for abandoning the body on the track. The prosecution appealed to the Tokyo High Court on the 17th. The defendant has already appealed, and the trial will continue at the Tokyo High Court.
Defendant Kobayashi (25) in Nishi-ku, Niigata City, took a second-year elementary school girl (May 7 at that time) by car, took an obscene act, narrowed his head, killed him, and left the body on the track He was charged with murder and other charges for abandonment.
The prosecution demanded capital punishment, but the Niigata District Court in the first trial sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment, saying, “The result is serious but the plan of killing is not recognized and it is unavoidable to choose the death penalty.” I told you.
The Niigata District Public Prosecutor's Office appealed to the Tokyo High Court on the 17th, dissatisfied with this decision.
Prosecutor Toyoji Akimoto commented, “After reviewing and examining the contents of the judgment, we appealed.”
The defendant has already filed an appeal at this trial, and the trial will continue at the Tokyo High Court.