Caregiver offers petition not to appeal donut acquittal August 5, 15:42
Engaged in medical care and nursing care for a second-time trial acquitted by an associate nurse who was accused of negligence in work due to the death of a resident who ate donuts at a nursing home in Nagano prefecture. A person concerned has offered to prosecutor's case without acquitting him and condemning him.
A 60-year-old woman who is an associate nurse working at a nursing home in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, was accused of negligent death on the job for killing an 85-year-old woman who ate a donut without confirming a snack, In the first instance, a fine of 200,000 yen was convicted, but on the 28th of last month, the second instance of the Tokyo High Court canceled the sentence of the first instance and was acquitted.
About this, a group made up of people involved in medical care and long-term care held an online interview on the 5th, proposing to the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office to abandon the appeal.
In the proposal, "caregivers nationwide were worried about the atrophy of the field, but the ruling of the second trial dismissed the concern and made a good judgment at the site and would be criminally liable if working. In a groundbreaking judgment, it will help ensure the quality of care and improve the quality of life for the elderly."
At the interview, Professor Emeritus Midori Kawashima of the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing said, "I was afraid that nurses and others would be guilty of themselves in the field, but they gave me peace of mind and hope for the future of nursing care. Please confirm.”