Osaka Minami two-person killing magic case to permanent imprisonment Supreme Court Dec. 2 16:41

Seven years ago, two people were killed in the downtown area of ​​Minami, Osaka. After being sentenced to death in the first trial, the Supreme Court 2 Following the trial, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and the decision was finalized.

Unaddressed Defendant Kyohi Kyozo (44) was charged in 2012 with the murder of a 42-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman who were stabbed and killed in the downtown area of ​​Shinsaibashi, Osaka.

The first trial, which was tried in the judge's trial, sentenced the death penalty, while the second trial canceled the death penalty as “unplanned and had the effect of hearing due to mental disorders” and was imprisoned indefinitely.

In the ruling on the 2nd, President Koike of the First Supreme Court, Mr. Hiroshi Koike pointed out, “It was a factor that should be taken into account that the hallucinations contributed. Did.

On top of that, “The indiscriminate murder of the two victims, the criminal responsibility is very serious, but the death penalty is the ultimate punishment and should be applied carefully and in terms of fairness. “I ca n’t say that,” he was sentenced to indefinite imprisonment following the second trial and the decision was finalized.

In cases where the second trial cancels the death penalty in a judge trial, both of the Supreme Courts maintain the judgment of the second trial, and this is the fifth case.