Niigata girl murder case Witness doctor "I strangled for more than 5 minutes" November 11, 17:12
Last year in Niigata City, a doctor who dissected the body was called as a witness in a trial that killed a second grader girl in Niigata City and was charged with murder and other charges for abandoning the body on the railroad. It is thought that it was tightened. "
Defendant Kobayashi (25) in Nishi-ku, Niigata City, in May last year, took a second-year elementary school girl (7 years old at the time) by driving away and driving an obscene act. He is charged with murder and other charges for abandoning the body.
At the first trial held on the 8th of this month, the defendant stated that there was no killing, while the prosecutor pointed out that there was a clear willingness, such as "squeezed the head for more than 5 minutes to kill."
On the 11th, in the trial held at the Niigata District Court, a doctor who performed dissection was called as a witness.
The doctor said, “The body was congested, although it was not recognized after a clear compression on the neck, but it had been constricted for at least 5 minutes. I feel that there was a murderous intent. "
On the other hand, when asked by the defense whether or not he / she can handle murderous intent from the perspective of forensic medicine, the doctor said, “If we strangled for more than 5 minutes, it was generally thought that there was some intention. I expressed my opinion about whether or not. "
The trial will continue with witness interrogation on the 12th, and the girl's father will appear as a witness on the 13th.