Death of a boy at a facility Bereaved family submitted a request form to investigate the cause Kanagawa Kawasaki August 24, 18:36
Four years ago, the surviving family of a 9-year-old boy who died in a support facility for children with disabilities in Kawasaki City submitted a request form on the 24th to ask the city to investigate the cause. The city will hold an expert meeting next month to investigate the cause and formulate recurrence prevention measures.
In December 2016, 9-year-old Masakazu Shimizu, who had been in the hospital for a short time at the Kawasaki City Central Rehabilitation Center, a support facility for children with disabilities in Kawasaki City, had a cardiopulmonary arrest during bedtime, and then , Died.
Regarding this, Masakazu-kun's parents and others request the city to ask the staff of the facility at that time to investigate the cause and formulate recurrence prevention measures at a committee by a third party on the 24th. I submitted the calligraphy.
After that, parents held an interview and a report compiled by the corporation that operates the facility said that Masawa was suspected of suffocating and that the staff who was lying down at that time was in a position to cover him. However, he claimed that the history of his death was not fully explained.
In response to this, the city will hold an expert meeting consisting of doctors and lawyers from next month to investigate the cause and formulate recurrence prevention measures.
Father "I hope to find out what happened"
In a press conference, Masakazu-kun's father said, "My son had a mental disability, and although he spoke a few words, he was a normal child. A conference of experts will clarify what happened at that time. I am expecting."
Kawasaki City "I want to investigate the cause and consider measures to prevent recurrence."
On the other hand, Kawasaki City said, "It was planned to hold an expert meeting before summer, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, it was delayed and it was around this time. We want to understand the facts while listening to them from corporations, investigate the cause while ensuring fairness at an expert meeting, and consider measures to prevent recurrence."