Judgment from 19:30 pm killing of 19 disabled persons March 16 11:36
At 1:30 pm, a decision is sentenced by the Yokohama District Court to Seiji Uematsu, who was sentenced to death for accusing him of killing 19 residents at a facility for the intellectually disabled in Sagamihara City. With lots of people attending and drawing a lot of attention to the auditorium draw in the morning, it is worth noting what the court decides.
In July 2016, defendant Seiji Uematsu, a former employee of the Tsukui Yamayuri-en facility in Sagamihara City, was charged with killing 19 residents.
The ruling is to be sentenced at 1:30 pm in the Yokohama District Court. In the morning, a lot of visitors came to the park near the court to draw a seat.
In the judge's trial held 16 times since January, the defendant's ability to hold responsibility was at issue, and the prosecutor sentenced the death penalty to be "completely responsible, mean and cruel." Defendant's lawyer allegedly pleaded not guilty of "a mental illness due to prolonged use of cannabis and no liability."
Defendants have repeatedly asserted discrimination against persons with disabilities in the trial, stating that "No appeal will be made in any judgment."
It is worth noting what decisions could be made in the devastating case of as many as 19 casualties in facilities for the disabled.
Victim's family "finally finished"
Before the sentence, Goji, the father of Kazuya Ono, a 46-year-old man who became unconscious in the case, said, "I feel like I will be able to make a break after more than three and a half years. I hope everyone will be sentenced to the sentence they want, and I would like to be kind and listen to the words of the presiding judge. "
Chikiko, her mother, said, "I think everyone involved in the case has been exhausted enough to want the defendant to be absent if possible. I've been feeling, but it's finally over. "
On the day of the judgment
At the site of the incident, the building at that time was demolished and construction of a new facility was underway. On the 16th, former staff and local residents visited the facility before the ruling and mourned the victims.
A former employee who had been in charge of the victim who had been sacrificed and also attended the trial, Mr. Akira Ota (76) said, "We are going to reach a milestone judgment today, but we will not let such an incident happen again. I want to watch the trial. "
Tetsuo Suzuki (73), who lives nearby, said, "I can only help the defendant pay my sins, but I can think of what we can do to avoid having a person like him and live with people with disabilities. I want to create a society. "