Zama 9 people murder case The weight of the first trial sentence is expected to be contested on the 30th September 29, 18:20
Three years ago, in the case where the bodies of nine men and women were found in an apartment in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a lay judge trial of a 29-year-old defendant accused of murder-robbery was held at the Tokyo District Court Tachikawa Branch from the 30th. to start.
Defendant's lawyer claims that the victim had agreed to be killed, and the weight of the sentence is expected to be contested.
Three years ago, in October 2017, the bodies of nine men and women between the ages of 15 and 26 were found one after another at an apartment in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, including three high school girls in Gunma, Saitama, and Fukushima, and a female university student in Saitama. In the case, Takahiro Shiraishi (29), who lived in an apartment room, sexually assaulted him, killed nine people, robbed him of cash, and abandoned his body in a cooler box, alleging that he was murder-robbery. I am being asked.
It has been three years since the case was discovered, but the lay judge trial will begin on the 30th at the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court.
According to investigators, Shiraishi responded to the investigation during the investigation by saying, "I invited women I met on Twitter into the room. The purpose was money and sexual activity. Some people hinted at suicidal ideation, but in fact. No one wanted to die. "
In the trial, there is no dispute that the defendant killed nine people, but the lawyer claims that the victim agrees to be killed and remains guilty of consented murder, and the weight of the sentence is expected to be contested. is.
It is also expected that the issue will be whether the defendant was in a mental state of criminal liability at the time of the incident.
The nine victims will be heard anonymously with their names and other personally identifiable information hidden, and the court has decided to install a shield in part of the auditorium where the bereaved families sit.
The ruling will be handed down on December 15th.
The father of a 17-year-old girl student at the time "I don't feel like my daughter died"
The father of a 17-year-old high school girl in Fukushima City told NHK before the first trial, saying, "Even if my daughter is said to have died, the body did not come back and I met her. I still don't feel that my daughter has died. Looking at a girl of the same age, I wondered if my daughter would be like this if she was 20 years old and had an adult ceremony. I will do it. "
On top of that, "My daughter was an ordinary girl with no special changes. I've loved anime since I was little, and as I grew up, she drew pictures of anime characters and showed me. I was involved in the incident. I have no choice but to think that it is unlucky, and I understand that what can happen to anyone just happens to happen to my child. "
He said he wasn't thinking about listening to the trial or appearing in court because his father had a chronic illness, and said, "I'm just annoyed to hear the motives, and even if I get a death sentence, my daughter comes back alive. I don't want to think about cases or trials because they don't come. "
26-year-old female boss "I want you to tell me everything at the trial"
A 26-year-old woman in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, had been working in the neighboring Koshigaya City for about two months before being involved in the incident.
According to the man who was his boss, he had a serious personality to keep his promise.
The man said with regret, "I was wondering if there was something wrong with me because there was something dark, but I couldn't step in by saying a word."
Regarding the defendant, he said, "When I heard the case, I thought I was really human. I want you to talk about everything at the trial and finish the trial early for the bereaved family."