The family ... The people involved ... The case for the killing of the disabled
Trial of a case in which 19 residents were killed at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara City. At the first trial on August 8, the defendant acknowledged the killing and apologized, but immediately afterwards, the defendant suddenly violated and the hearing was interrupted. It is the reaction of family and stakeholders.
Mother sorry to disclose the name of the victim's daughter
The mother, who disclosed the name of her 19-year-old daughter as "Miho" before the first trial, commented on the 8th trial through her attorney attorney.
According to the defendant, he said, "It's a shame rather than an attitude to go to court. I'm worried about what will happen in the future."
The mother did not observe the trial on the 8th and heard from a lawyer.
Mr. Ono's father who was seriously injured "I can only think of performance"
Goshi, the father of Kazuya Ono (46), who was seriously injured in the incident, held a press conference after the court closed.
Takeshi said, "The defendant's actions in court seemed only to be performances that seemed to show insanity or insufficiency. When I started working at the institution, the defendant was a gentle young man, and I'd like to see in future courts whether he had such feelings since then, or when he changed. " I was talking.
He also said that victims other than Ichiya will be heard anonymously, saying, `` Some people cannot give their names because of prejudice or discrimination in the current state of society, but it is not in a world where everyone can give names and go to trial. The defendant may be embarrassed by those with disabilities in their families and feel like they've done it, but that's wrong. "
Tsukui Yamayuri Garden Director “I can't feel the meaning or depth of the apology”
Kaoru Irikura, director of Tsukui Yamayuri Garden, attended the first trial and held a conference in Yokohama after closing the court.
Regarding Uematsu's appearance and the words of his apology, Mr. Irikura said, "I was impressed that it was a very quiet voice and that it was a confident and thin voice. It was said that he had been asked to apologize from around. I didn't feel any sense or depth to apologize, but I felt like I would apologize if I could fulfill my obligations by issuing an apology. "
Defendant took both hands to his mouth and was stopped by the officer and said, "I did not understand what I was doing, but in a moment the atmosphere of the court changed and something hard was done. I was held down at my feet, but I felt only shallow, and I had no choice but to act like that without having to stay in the first trial. " .
Looking back on his impression of working at Tsukui Yamayuri-en at the time, he said, "I was impressed that I was not good at supporting people with severe disabilities. We couldn't catch the moment when our feelings changed, and I myself ended my indigestion today, so I want to see each and every case in the future. " did.
Reiwa Funa, Member of the House of Representatives
ALS, an intractable disease patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, said Reiwa Shinsengumi, a member of the House of Councilors Yasuhiko Funago, who said, "For me who can't speak and can't move their whole body, this is not a single incident. Even if the court accused the defendant of being guilty in court, the fear of recidivism is undeniable. We hope that the defendant's "morality" will be blurred. "