Uematsu death row prisoner withdrawal of appeal `` There was a conflict of heart '' Disability killing case April 1 13:59
A death penalty was sentenced for killing 19 residents at a facility for the intellectually disabled in Sagamihara, and a lawyer dropped the appeal and the death penalty was confirmed. "I am wrong to continue the trial, but there was a conflict in my heart," he said.
The Uematsu death row inmate (30) was sentenced to death in the Yokohama District Court of the first instance on January 16 last month on charges of killing 19 residents at a facility for the intellectually disabled in Sagamihara City in 2016. Was.
A lawyer appealed the ruling, but last month he dropped his appeal and was sentenced to death on the 31st.
A Uematsu death sentenced prisoner said in an interview with a NHK reporter at the Yokohama Detention Center on Wednesday that he had withdrawn the appeal, saying, "I thought it would be wrong to continue the trial anymore. I was used to the fear of death. "
At present, access is allowed, but it is expected that restrictions will be imposed in the future, and Uematsu convict said, `` I was sad to be unable to visit or exchange letters, so I thought I would stop dropping my appeal, When I think about my future life, I can't talk to anyone, so I'm tired. "