"Mom, I was happy"-"Rebuttal" echoed in court January 17, 22:39
Do you remember the expression, voice, and warmth of the last time you met an important person? If you knew it would be the last. That feeling, of course, does not change without disability. What we heard in court was what we most wanted to say for the last three and a half years. (Coverage group for the killing of disabled persons)
Defendant appeared in "strange appearance"
On January 10, the second hearing. Does Uematsu Seiji suddenly show his appearance as he bites his finger at the first trial? At first there was a lot of attention. The defendant who came into court, although wearing no tie, was in a black suit. As soon as I thought it was the same as the first trial, I was surprised to see both hands. He wore thick white gloves to prevent self-harm. It looked like a "pot catcher" and looked strange.
The presiding judge instructed the defendant not to behave in an unlawful manner in court as in the first trial, and the defendant, who shouted a little "Yes, sorry," bowed slightly and the trial began.
We later met the defendant at a detention branch and asked why he was rampaged. The answer that came back.
"I wasn't convinced by just a word apology alone, I thought it was the best way to do it. It was an action I took, not a mess. I had been thinking about for about two years."
Whatever the reason, six court officials have been surrounding the defendant ever since in court.
One hour just for the explanation of the wound
The first part of the second hearing was the prosecutor's presentation of evidence, such as an investigation report. The public prosecutor actually presented five weapon knives in a transparent case. The discussion then turned to a description of the wound status and the causes of death of the 19 victims.
The name of the victim is a combination of kanji and the alphabet. The wound of "Ko A", the wound of "Ko B", the wound of "Ko C" ... It turned out that some people suffered a wound of 20 cm in depth, and there were also wounds called "defense wounds" that could be picked up by hands when resisting.
The time taken for the explanation was one hour for the injured person. It was a time when it was painful to take notes because the fact that "19 dead and 26 injured" was reweighed.
Inconsistent "Can you talk?"
Subsequently, the records of facility personnel detained by the band were read aloud. The defendant was allegedly checking with the staff to see if the resident could speak before the attack. This is a record of a staff member.
"The defendant asked," Can you speak? "And said," I can't speak. "The defendant peeled off the futon and stabbed several times with a kitchen knife in the middle."
On the other hand, the behavior was inconsistent. It is a record of another staff.
"They answered," I can speak because I was a person who can actually talk, but the defendant shook the kitchen knife saying, "I can't speak." "
The defendant asserted that the case was triggered by discriminatory beliefs, such as "humans unable to communicate are not worth living." Needless to say, it is out of the question, but the court has gradually shown that the defendants were attacking, whether or not they could speak.
Reporting while communicating
In addition, there were facts that became clear for the first time. Kazuya Ono (46), who is being tried under his real name in a trial. One of the people who was severely injured when his stomach was stabbed in an incident and became unconscious. This is a report from a staff member who spoke about Mr. Ono's actions.
"After the defendant ran away, Mr. Ono came out of the room. Mr. Ono said," It hurts. " Come on, it's square, '' said Ono-san, so I called 110 with my other finger than my bound thumb. ''
In critical situations, the exchanges with the staff while "communicating" had led to a report to the police. After Ono's father, Takeshi, was heard.
(Takeshi)
"I knew Ichiya was stabbed until today and thought he was stunned. I thought he was doing his best and really wanted to praise him. He cried and listened to his wife."
The thoughts of all 19 bereaved families we first knew
At the third and fourth hearings, the prosecutor read a record of the victims of all 19 victims. Over two days, the life of the victim, how he entered the facility, the last day he met, and the sorrowful thoughts of each bereaved were revealed one by one.
The first thing read out was the record of the mother of 19-year-old Miho, who was originally to be heard anonymously but was called by name from that date. The name changed because of her mother's desire to "tell her daughter a living witness." This is my mother's report. I last met two days before the incident.
Miho's (19 years old) mother's report
"When I went to meet, Miho was pleased with a loud cry, 'Kay, kya,' but she could only stay with me for about 10 minutes. Miho sat still in the chair and stared at me I said, "I can see you again" and went to work.At this time, I wish I had more time to play with Miho. I wish I could be more together. I was very expressive, happy face, happy face, angry face, every face was very cute to me.Miho got hope and came alive. I want you to return Miho anyway. I want you to return in good health. "
This is a record of a mother of a 40-year-old woman called "Ms. Ko B" in court. The story of entering the facility was read aloud.
Ms. Ko B, 40-year-old female mother's report
"Daughter needed human help in every act, and it was hard and difficult, but it was a cute and friendly person. We wanted to live together at home if we could, but we were retired. I have become a generation that does it, and I can no longer help my daughter. ''
Then, on the monitor in front of the judge, a picture of a smile when he last met was released about two weeks before the incident.
Report of mother of Ms. Ko B, 40-year-old woman (continued)
"When I got home, I ate my favorite pizza and fried food. I went to a nearby cafe and seemed to be happy to meet people I knew from a young age. We were no longer able to see this smile, and this was the last time our four family members really did. "
This is a report from the mother of a 46-year-old woman called "Ko G-san" in court.
Ms. Ko G, 46-year-old mother's report
"I'm a really cute girl with a lot of emotions and facial expressions. I entered a special education class in elementary school. I was happy to see my daughter grow up, even more slowly than other children. When she was 26, she was lonely, but she had diabetes and decided to take care of Mayuri Garden.The last time she met her on July 12, she was painting her manicure and joyfully holding her hands. My daughter liked to watch fashion magazines and said, “August 6 is a festival, you can wear a yukata.” My daughter wears a yukata every year. I was looking forward to it and responded with a full smile. I had no idea that I wanted to put on my yukata again after I left my daughter. "
This is the contents of a report from the mother of a 43-year-old man called "Ko L" in court. I last met 16 days before the incident.
Ms. Ko L., 43-year-old mother's report
"When I met, I was always eating at a nearby cafeteria, so I went to the cafeteria again by bus on this day. My son ordered a set meal and fried noodles and laughed happily by flattening everything alone. When I had a meal with my son, I struggled and ordered what I wanted to order, and when I was waiting for a bus on my way home, a swallow nesting out of season and my son was curious and forever watching Now I wonder if God showed me the last beautiful sight when I was with my son, even now I remember my dining room and swallows and my heart breaks I feel like that. ''
And when I met my son's body.
Ms. Ko L. 43-year-old mother's report (continued)
"When I saw my son and looked into her face, she opened her mouth a bit and looked like she was laughing. She said," Thank you so far. My mother was born and happy. "
It is a report of the mother of a 43-year-old man called "Ko S" in court.
Ms. Ko S, 43-year-old mother's report
"My husband's illness has made her worse and she has decided to put her son in, but she died before the day came. I thought it was hard to leave my son, but I worked for my life I had to make a tough decision, I love my son, I was really happy to be with my son. I want to keep watching from heaven, thank you for a lot of happiness. "
All reports showed that the 19 victims were deeply loved by their families and each had a rich life. I also found that leaving such an important family to the facility was a terrible choice. Even though they did not live together, the words of the bereaved family continued to feel that their families were tightly bound.
"Rebuttal" to defendant's claim and severe punishment
In addition, many survivors expressed words denying the defendant's discriminatory claims and showed severe sentiment.
This is the contents of a report of a 60-year-old female brother called "Ko-san" in court.
Ko E, a 60-year-old female brother's report
"The defendant says that he caused the case from the discriminatory idea of 'Persons with disabilities create misfortune,' but I wonder how much they know about the suffering of their families and the happiness of the family they lived with. I want you to be punished. "
This is the contents of a report of a 66-year-old male sister called "Ko N-san" in court.
Ms. Ko N. A 66-year-old male sister's report
"I heard that people with disabilities are worthless and die for Japan, but they did not reflect on what they did, but for the Japanese welfare system and for families like us. I just hate the defendant. ''
How did the defendant take these words? He occasionally swung his head while reading the bereavement's record, but rarely changed his expression.
Eliminate discrimination ...
And it is the contents of a report of a 66-year-old male brother who loved the radio called "Ko M-san" in court. A painful wish was spelled there.
Ms. M. 66-year-old male brother's report
"Delivering one defendant to death does not help. We hope that there will be no discrimination against disabled people."
“Language” we wanted to deliver the most in court
Until now, we wanted to tell you that each of them had a rich personality and a life that should not be deprived, rather than a `` severe mentally disabled person living in a facility '' and `` anonymous 19 people '', For the last three and a half years, I have been interviewing. I thought that would be against defendants' discriminatory claims. However, some of the bereaved families told us about their deceased people's appearance and thoughts, but some of them could hardly understand what kind of personality they were and what their family thoughts were.
The many words that could be called "counter-arguments" to the defendant that quietly sounded in court were what we wanted to convey the most.
The contents of the record of the bereaved family revealed at the hearing will be detailed on NHK's special website "19 Life".