Chinese sister murder case to be tried again at judge trial January 30 18:35
Three years ago, in the city of Yokohama, a defendant charged with killing a Chinese sister was retried in a judge trial by a ruling of the Supreme Court. Inappropriate materials were used to determine the weight of the sentence, and in future trials, it is likely that the sentence will be heavier than the 23 years in prison sentenced in the first instance.
Defendant Tatsuya Iwasaki (41), a former temporary employee, was accused of killing a Chinese 25-year-old and 22-year-old sister in Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi in 2017 and abandoning the body.
In the first instance judge trial, the public prosecutor sought a death sentence, while the Yokohama District Court sentenced him to 23 years in prison.
According to the Tokyo High Court in the second instance, the Tokyo High Court stated that all murder cases involving two victims were executed or sentenced to life, except for cases involving relatives. At the time, we used inappropriate materials, so we made an irrational judgment on the premise of wrong trends, "he said, canceling the first trial and ordering a trial again.
The defendant appealed, but Judge Katsuya Uga of the Third Court of the Supreme Court decided to dismiss the appeal by the 30th, and a judge trial will be retried in the Yokohama District Court.
In a rerun trial, the sentence is likely to be heavier than the 23-year prison sentence in the first instance.