"Shaking death" father acquitted "not assaulted" February 7 18:09
Three years ago, in Tachikawa, Tokyo, a 43-year-old father was accused of injuring him of death by shaking his one-month-old daughter in Machida, Tokyo three years ago. My father is not deemed to have made a shaking assault, "he said.
The acquitted is Hayato Nakama, a 43-year-old architect in Kanagawa Prefecture.
In January 2017, Mr. Nakama damaged his brain at his home in Machida, Tokyo by shaking his head, a month old at the time, and died about two months later. Was charged with injury and death.
In the trial, the prosecution said, "The eldest daughter is bleeding in the brain and retina and was shaken by strong force. The state changed while the mother was taking a bath, and no one could beat him except Nakama. The lawyer allegedly pleaded guilty, saying, "Mr. Nakama has never been abused in the past and has not added violence."
In a ruling of a judge judge on Tuesday, Judge Takeshita of Tachikawa Branch of the Tokyo District Court said, "There is no direct evidence that Mr. Nakama has committed a shaking assault, and there was no violence before this case. There is no evidence of such actions. "
He said, `` As a result of comprehensive examination of the testimonies of multiple doctors, we could not deny the possibility that the eldest daughter's head injury occurred during a heart massage, etc., and there is no doubt that Mr. Nakama was shaken It has not been proved to the extent that it can be said. "
Mr. Nakama convicted "I want to get my daily life back as soon as possible"
After being acquitted, Hayato Nakama said, "I got the court to make a fair decision. If the investigating agencies considered various possibilities from the outset and proceeded carefully with the investigation, I would be guilty of a crime. I would like to report today's ruling to my eldest daughter and regain my daily life as soon as possible. "
Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office
Regarding this acquittal, Yasushi Hasegawa, the Chief of the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office, commented that he would like to scrutinize the contents of the judgment and take appropriate action.