Defendant in case of disability killing "Let's cut off the little finger of the hand ..." First trial at 13:01 on January 14
A defendant accused of killing 19 residents at a facility for the intellectually disabled in Sagamihara City tried to cut his little finger in his first trial on August 8 in response to an NHK reporter's interview. After explaining, "I couldn't be convinced by the apology of words alone, and thought it was the best way."
Defendant Uematsu (29) was accused of killing 19 residents at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara in 2016.
At the first trial held in the Yokohama District Court on August 8, the defendant was suddenly rampaged and ordered to leave after saying, "I am deeply afraid to you."
Defendant Uematsu said on Wednesday that he was trying to cut his little finger on his actions in the first trial, following an interview with a NHK reporter at the detained Yokohama Detention Center.
Defendant said, "I couldn't be convinced by a verbal apology alone, I thought it was the best way to do it. It was an action I thought and not confused. I said.
When asked if he intended to apologize, the defendant stated, "I just didn't understand and didn't want to forgive me."
He said, "The next morning, I bit my little finger in my jail at my prison," but I was wearing thick white gloves up to my wrist, and I could not see my fingers.
Uematsu's trial is scheduled for a third hearing on March 15.