9 students from senior college students, “drinking death”, indicted for negligence and death, November 5, 21:34
The prosecutor summoned nine seniors who were with him for negligence and death for the death of a 20-year-old male student from Kinki University after repeated drinks at a gathering in a circle. According to experts, it is unusual to be charged with criminal responsibility at once.
In December, Ototoshi Yuto Tomori (20 at that time), a second-year student at Kinki University, lost consciousness after drinking a beer and vodka at a tennis club gathering and died the next day.
In May, the police sent 12 documents to all senior students who had been drinking together on the suspicion that they were killed and suspected of being killed or killed because they did not take appropriate rescue measures while recognizing that there was a risk of life. Did.
The prosecution was considering criminal responsibility of senior students, but on the 5th, nine out of twelve people were indicted on charges of negligence for negligence, which was lighter than criminal death.
The prosecution about nine people said that there was no negligence that resulted in death, without receiving appropriate medical measures such as calling an ambulance, even though Mr. Tomori did not respond when dragged.
Nine people who applied the negligence of death were thought to have thought that they were “just drunk and sleeping” and did not realize that they were in danger of life.
According to experts, it is unusual to be charged with criminal responsibility at once.
Expert “To Great Deterrence”
Tomomi Imanari, a representative of Tokyo's NPO “ASK” working on the problem of swallowing students, said, “There are many cases of criminal charges by the bereaved family, but none have been prosecuted. It ’s never happened. ”
On top of that, he said, “Being charged with criminal responsibility would be a great deterrent in terms of eliminating similar accidents and preventing the death of young people.”