Nagasaki Sasebo's robbery murder to indefinite prison sentence Supreme Court dismisses appeal February 19 17:40

Three years ago, the Supreme Court ruled against a defendant in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, who was accused of killing a former executive officer who had borrowed money and taking about 1.5 million yen in cash. , Life imprisonment has been decided.

In employment in Kosasa-cho, Sasebo City, Hideki Satake (33) killed a 66-year-old man of a former automobile-related company borrowed money in Shirasake-cho, Sasebo City in 2017 with a knife and stabbed him. He was accused of robbery and murder for robbing 1.5 million yen.

At trial, the defendant requested that the sentence be affected by the mental illness, but reduce the penalty. I sentenced him to life in prison.

The second instance of the Fukuoka High Court also sentenced him to life imprisonment, and the defendant had appealed, but the Supreme Court's 2nd court, Chief Justice Miura, had ruled that he would dismiss by the 19th, and the sentence of life imprisonment would be finalized. became.