[Detailed report] Zama 9 murder trial-claims that are inconsistent with lawyers Why?

~ October 1, 16:05

"There is no doubt about the indictment,"

Takahiro Shiraishi admitted in a clear voice in front of the testimony stand.

On the other hand, the lawyer highlighted the discrepancy in the claims, saying, "The victim agrees to be killed and remains guilty of consented murder."

An incident in which the bodies of nine women aged 15 to 26 were found in an apartment in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

It was the first trial to deepen the mystery of what the defendant was thinking now.

(Zama 9 murder case coverage group)

Shiraishi Defendant's Tweet List

At the first trial, the prosecutor revealed that the defendant had opened five Twitter accounts.

This is the content tweeted by the defendant.

"I want to forget"

"want to die"

"I want to quietly die."

"I want to on the other end."

"We are all aligned someone Could you become an opportunity? Tool is"

"I want to die together someone"

In addition, the account named "Hangman" tweeted as follows.

"Hanging is not painful

."

"If

you are really in trouble, please

contact us.

"

"

Please

tell me if you can't help. I will help you."

On the other hand, there were tweets that showed careful planning, such as "It is NG to contact friends and family when they are about to die. The location will be specified."

This trial will be heard 23 times until the decision in December.

How far will the truth be revealed?

Defendant for the first time in 2 years

Defendant Shiraishi was already in court when the reporter entered the court.

For the first time in two years since I met him one year after the incident, the defendant's hair had grown to the shoulders.

He wore black-rimmed glasses on a white mask and occasionally looked at the ceiling, but his expression seemed calm.

At 1:30 pm, the trial began almost on time.

The first thing that is asked is a "personal question" that asks for your name and occupation.

With a loud and clear voice

<Personal question> The

defendant, who took a slow step toward the testimony stand, answered with a common voice, "Takahiro Shiraishi" and "I am unemployed" when asked by the presiding judge.

<Reading the indictment> When

the prosecutor subsequently

read the indictment,

I listened to it for about 10 minutes by bending my knees slightly, standing with the center of gravity of one leg, and tilting my neck sideways.

<Arraignment> The

next

thing

that was done was "arraignment."

Ask the defendant directly about the content of the indictment.

Presiding judge

"wrong please tell me the point and if there is your side of the story is"

defendant

"There is no doubt as to the indictment,"

presiding judge

"What about 18 pieces of facts"

defendant

"Yes, also no doubt for any"

defendant, As with the fixed question, he acknowledged the indictment in a loud and clear voice.

Claims that are inconsistent with lawyers Why?

While the defendant fully admitted, the lawyer expressed a different opinion.

"I had some kind of mental illness at the time of the crime, and I was in a state of dementia or weakness," he said, disputing his criminal responsibility.

He further insisted that "the victim consented to be killed and the murder crime was established. The defendant also consented to the acquisition of the property and the crime was not established."

Why did you make a different claim?

After the court closed, one of the lawyers responded to the press.

Attorney

"Looking at the evidence disclosed, I decided that I had consented as an attorney. The defendant thinks that is not the case. I wish I had agreed by the time I reached the first trial, but unfortunately it is not. I will make a claim. "

The lawyer's alleged "consent murder" is to kill the other person with consent, and the weight of the sentence is "imprisonment or imprisonment for 6 months or more and 7 years or less".

On the other hand, the "robbery murder" indicted by the defendant has a big difference in "death sentence or life imprisonment".

The lawyer is believed to have made a difference as he would claim as a legal expert to benefit the defendant.

Even so, I felt that the mystery deepened as to what the defendant, who made a disagreement with the lawyer, was thinking now.

Prosecution opening statement-I want to be a female pimp

The prosecutor's opening statement clarified the circumstances leading up to the incident.

The following is a summary.

<History of the Defendant and the Background to the Crimes>

After graduating from high school, the defendant who changed jobs at a supermarket and a pachinko parlor was a scout who introduced women to sex shops using the Internet in 2015, two years before the incident. I started work.

In February 2017, when the incident occurred, he was charged with violating the Employment Security Act in connection with a scout. After that, he returned to his parents' house on bail and worked part-time at a warehouse company while living with his father. I got it.

At this time, the defendant thought, "I want to live comfortably without working away from my father" and "I want to be a woman's pimp", and in my experience as a scout, "a woman who has suicidal ideation would be easy to follow. I thought, and opened a Twitter account on March 15th.

They started interacting with these women as their main target, posting false tweets as if they had suicidal ideation, and inviting women to "let's commit suicide together."

On May 29, he was convicted of a suspended sentence for violating the Employment Security Act and quit his part-time job at a warehouse company.

Prosecution opening statement- "Taste" by killing Mr. A

<First Victim A>

I met Mr. A, who had expressed his desire to commit suicide on Twitter in early August, and discouraged him from committing suicide.

I approached him to live with him and rented an apartment at the crime scene with the money he received from Mr. A.

At this time, if I couldn't become Mr. A's string, I decided to hang Mr. A's neck in the room and kill him, so I dared to make it a room with a loft.

Eventually, Mr. A felt that he would leave himself, so he decided to kill him in order to steal the money he had deposited and his money.

On August 23, Mr. A was strangled and fainted, sexually assaulted, killed, and robbed of money.

The defendant tasted that he had made a lot of money.

I decided to continue the same crime, thinking that I could get money without working and satisfy my sexual desire at the same time.

Prosecution Opening Statement-Common Techniques

<Subsequent crimes> From

August 28th to October 23rd, eight people from Mr. B to Mr. I were killed.

Prosecutors said there was a common tactic for female victims.

1 Make an appointment to trick a woman who has expressed suicidal ideation and invite her to the apartment.

2 Determine if a woman is likely to make money.

3 As soon as he decides that he is unlikely to make money and does not really want to commit suicide, he suddenly strangles and sexually assaults him.

4 After that, hang his neck and kill him to steal money and destroy evidence.

The motive is to faint a woman, sexually assault her, and rob her of her money.

The reason for killing Mr. C, a male victim, was that Mr. C originally had a connection with Mr. A, so he killed him for the purpose of closing his mouth and stealing money.

Prosecution opening statement-about issues

<Prosecutor's allegation

of the issue

>

Regarding the issue of the trial, the prosecutor said, "The biggest issue is whether the victim has agreed to the killing in good faith. The defendant has consistently acted for the purpose. There is no problem with accountability. It is a deliberate offense to satisfy one's desires, and it is sneaky and cruel. "

Attorney's opening statement-multifaceted evidence verification

<Lawyer's claim to the issue> The lawyer's claim to

this.

The first thing I touched on was the social problem of a series of suicides.

"In Japan, an average of 25,000 people die each year from suicide in the last 10 years. Suicide occurs somewhere on a daily basis. Suicide is a social problem, and nine of them died this time. the wish there was a feeling "

<victim is his intention>

Sonouede, the victim was emphasized that had visited the site apartment in their intention.

"The time, place, and method of communicating with the defendant about death was specific. Nine people went to the apartment, neither forced nor threatened and kidnapped. Nine were killed. There was consent to be done. "

<Verification of evidence>

Regarding the criminal responsibility of another issue," I suspect that I was in a state of dementia or intimidation. I asked the court to conduct a new psychological examination. "There is," he said as follows.

"I would like you to examine each evidence from multiple perspectives, such as what happened to the nine people, the testimony of each person concerned and the SNS exchanged with the defendant."

Those who came to the hearing

A woman in her 40s who came to court for a hearing ticket said:

A woman who wants to be heard,

"The victims may have felt that they might understand their feelings or fill their loneliness. What the defendant is thinking now. I want you to state it properly. "

In future trials, I would like to pay attention to what words the defendant will explain, such as whether or not the victim has consented.