Zama robbery murder second trial Prosecutor's office told that victims would stop dying October 5, 18:16
Three years ago, in a case where nine bodies including a young woman were found in an apartment in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, the prosecution stated at the beginning of the trial of the defendant accused of murder-robbery. "The victim sent a message to the defendant,'Stop dying,' and did not consent to the murder," he insisted.
Three years ago, in October 2017, in an apartment in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where the bodies of nine men and women aged 15 to 26 were found one after another, Takahiro Shiraishi (29), who lived in this room, was sexually assaulted. He has been accused of murder-robbery for assaulting and killing nine people and stealing cash.
In a lay judge trial that began last week, the defendant admitted the killing, but lawyers claimed that the victim had agreed to be killed.
At the trial on the 5th, the prosecution made an opening statement about three men and women who were killed in August 2017, saying, "The defendant decides to kill the victim when he decides that he is not willing to commit suicide and to take away his money. I did. "
On top of that, "Each victim sent a message to withdraw his original intention to commit suicide, such as" stop dying "or" I want to live "after meeting the defendant. There was no consent. "
On the other hand, the defendant's lawyer also made an opening statement about the circumstances before the victim met the defendant, saying, "All three had troubles at work and school." Please strangle your sleeping place. " I told the defendant how to be killed and hope for the day to do it, and went to see him on his own initiative. "
The trial will be held for as long as 6 days, and evidence will be examined.