Three and a half years after the case of disability of a facility for the disabled, mourning the victims Sagamihara January 26, 16:14
On the 26th, three and a half years after the 19 people were killed at the intellectual disability facility in Sagamihara City, officials from the facility visited the flowerbed at the facility, which was the site of the event, and mourned the victims.
On July 26, 2016, in a case where residents were stabbed one after another at a facility for intellectual disabilities "Tsukui Yamayuri-en" in Sagamihara City and 19 people were killed, former employee Uematsu Seiji ( 30) was charged with murder and other charges, and a judge trial has been held since 8th of this month.
In front of the site, a flower arrangement table was set up every month on the 26th of the month, and people related to the site visited and mourned the victims on the 26th.
Mr. Akira Ota, who was in charge of the victim when he was a staff member, said, "I understand in detail the miserable situation when 19 people died in the previous trial, and I felt more unforgiving again. I'm hoping to forgive you for the full picture of whether you forgive me. "
Kaoru Irikura, director of Tsukui Yamayuri Garden, said, "I pray that the victims should spend their time in the sky without worrying about it. I told you. "
The trial will continue with questions from the defendants on and after the 27th, and the ruling will be announced on March 16.