Disability killing case Appraisal doctor `` has little effect on defendant's disability crime '' February 7 18:08

A doctor who conducted a psychiatrist's psychiatric testimony in a court on Wednesday said a case involving the murder of 19 residents at a facility for the intellectually disabled in Sagamihara City, and said, "At the time, the defendant was a person with personality disorder and cannabis poisoning. But these disabilities had little or no effect on the offense. "

Former employee of the Tsukui Yamayuri-en facility, a defendant of Uematsu Seiji (30) in Sagamihara, was charged with killing 19 residents in July 2016.

In previous trials, the defendant has admitted to killing and other matters, and it is an issue whether or not the defendant was criminal liability at the time of the case.

In a trial held in the Yokohama District Court on July 7, a doctor in charge of the defendant's psychiatry conducted by the court stood in court and answered questions of prosecutors and lawyers.

First, the doctor displayed the diagnosis on the court screen, stating that "the defendant had personality disorders, cannabis use disorders, and cannabis addiction at the time."

After that, he said, "We made reasonable and situational judgments, such as threatening the resisting staff or changing the place to stab with a knife, and it is probable that these obstacles had little or no effect on the offense. "

When asked by the prosecutor about the effects of cannabis on the case, he replied, "I may have strengthened my original thinking, but I don't think it happened just because of cannabis."

Defendant was wearing testimonials on a blue fleece and listening to testimony.