Hamamatsu five-person death and injury accident “No responsibility” sentenced to acquittal in 2nd trial Tokyo High Court August 29 17:17
Four years ago, a 36-year-old defendant of Chinese nationality who was charged with murder and other crimes for killing one person and killing four people at the scramble crossing in Hamamatsu City one after another, The Tokyo High Court of the 2nd trial revoked 8 years of imprisonment of the 1st trial and was acquitted for lack of responsibility.
A 36-year-old woman of Hamamatsu City who is unemployed and has a Chinese nationality was acquitted. In May 2015, he suddenly started his car at a scramble crossing in Nakaji-cho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, and struck pedestrians one after another. I was charged with murder and attempted murder.
In the first trial, the defendant insisted that he was not responsible, but the Hamamatsu branch of Shizuoka District Court decided in July that he was responsible, and sentenced him to 8 years in prison as the prosecution requested.
According to the ruling of the second trial on the 29th, Yoshifumi Asayama, President of the Tokyo High Court, said, “The ability to control the act because schizophrenia had deteriorated and was suddenly excited after the accident. "There was a reasonable suspicion that it was left," he judged that he was not responsible, and canceled the first trial and sentenced him not guilty.
Deputy Prosecutor Hideaki Yamagami of the Tokyo High Prosecutor's Office commented that "I want to thoroughly examine and examine the contents of the judgment and take appropriate measures."
Bereaved "I can't understand not paying for my illness"
Tatsuya (35), the husband of Maki Mizutori, who had participated in the trial from the victim's standpoint, responded to the interview with tears, and said, “I did just that, but I was guilty because of illness. I don't understand what I don't compensate. I don't know how to tell my wife. "