Sagamihara Disability Killing Case 4 Years Victim Mother "I will never forget" July 26, 4:12
It has been four years since the incident that 19 former residents were killed by former staff at a facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Sagamihara City. In response to the incident, Kanagawa Prefecture will set up a new subcommittee of experts and persons with disabilities this month as it needs to reconsider the ideal welfare of persons with disabilities at the facility.
Four years ago, on July 26, 19 men and women aged 19 to 70 who were in Tsugui Yamayurien, a prefectural intellectually disabled facility in Sagamihara, were killed. A former employee, Seimei Uematsu, was sentenced to death and the sentence was confirmed.
According to the judgment, Uematsu's death sentence was pointed out that he began to think that "severely handicapped people were unhappy" or "unnecessary" because of the behavior of residents, staff, and family members who were contacted while working at the facility , A group of persons with disabilities have submitted a request form to the prefecture to clarify the background of the discriminatory motives in the facility.
About the support situation of the resident of Tsukui Yamayurien, the prefecture established a third-party committee from January to discuss the situation, but there were cases where abuse was suspected at other facilities as well. A new subcommittee will be set up this month to reconsider the ideal welfare at all facilities for persons with disabilities.
In addition to experts, people with disabilities and their families are expected to participate as committee members, and we plan to compile the report by March next year.
Victim's mother
A mother of a man who was sacrificed in the case and was called "Mr. Ko S" in the court wrote a note four years after the case.
The mother said, “I have been dying for four years, but I will never forget it. I was watching the album of my son the other day and remembered various things since I was born. With my son It was difficult to spend time with me, but I think that I was happy and happy again, and I can't help but grieve... my son lives with memories in my heart! I think while watching it," he said.
At the trial, which took place from January to March, the mother continued to listen, "I want to know why my son's life was lost."
Regarding the U.S. death sentence prisoner who caused the incident, ``I am not sure when the death sentence will be finalized and it will be executed, but I realize that I was wrong by the day, and sincerely apologize and apologize. I hope that at least I will do that now."