Shiga's patient deceased Former nursing assistant retrial acquitted Prosecution abandoned right of appeal April 2 18:56
Seventeen years ago, a prosecutor filed a non-appeal procedure on March 2 in a trial for reexamination of a former nursing assistant who had been sentenced to murder over a patient's death at a hospital in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture. The ruling has been finalized.
Mika Nishiyama (40), a nursing assistant at Koto Memorial Hospital in Higashi-Omi City, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a 72-year-old male patient in 2003. I was sentenced to acquittal in a trial.
The ruling ruled out the confession during the investigation, which was found guilty in the original trial, as evidence that police officers had unfairly guided him, and that the patient could have died, even in the first place. Concluded that it was not proven.
The Otsu District Public Prosecutor's Office was considering the response in response to the acquittal, but on Tuesday announced that it had waived the right to appeal as a result of scrutinizing the contents and not appelling.
According to the court, the prosecutor has completed an appeals-free procedure, which has confirmed Nishiyama's acquittal.
Former nursing assistant: “I didn't give up on appeal immediately
Nishiyama, who knew of the innocence, said, "I'm very happy. It was a bad guilt that the prosecutor didn't give up on his appeal immediately, and I didn't want to do that."
My parents said, "I'm finally clear of my daughter's sins and I'm full of joy. I want to live a normal life and do what I want to do."
Attorney Kenichi Izu, the lawyer's chief, said, "I would like to say to Nishiyama in a very large section," I'm glad. I'm going to live forward. " I would like to make decisions in consultation with me, but I will continue to do activities that will help improve criminal justice in Japan. "