Zama 9 murder trial ends trial of individual case Next time witness cross-examination to doctor

Zama 9 murder trial ends trial of individual case Next time witness cross-examination to doctor November 16 14:53

In the case where nine bodies, including a young woman, were found in an apartment in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, prosecutors and lawyers made intermediate statements and arguments regarding the cases of the eighth and ninth victims.

This concludes the individual case-by-case hearing, and the next time, a witness cross-examination will be held for the doctor who conducted the accused's psychological examination.

In October 2017, in the case where the bodies of nine men and women were found in an apartment in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, accused Takahiro Shiraishi (30) sexually assaulted and killed nine people and robbed them of cash. Have been accused of such crimes.

At the trial, the issue was whether the victims had agreed to be killed, and on the 16th, both the prosecution and the attorneys expressed their opinions on the cases of the 8th and 9th victims in Kanagawa and Tokyo. I did.

In this, the prosecution said, "The victims had previously communicated with the defendant about'hanging suicide', and sudden fainting and murder is clearly far from the original intention. The essence of the case is It was a very self-centered murder that lures the victims into sexual assault, killing them and robbing them of money, and all the victims resisted and did not consent to the killing. " Insisted.

On the other hand, the attorney said, "It can be understood that when each victim entered the defendant's room for the first time, he entrusted the defendant with the desired death. Also, in the room, he took his own will and took sleeping pills. The prosecution's allegation that he did not consent to the killing remains questionable, as he is taking actions such as taking it to further accelerate the realization of death that he would have to die. "

The defendant was listening with his arms folded and his eyes closed.

So far, nine victims have been divided into three groups for trials, but the trials for each individual case have been completed, and in the next trial, witnesses to the doctor who conducted the accused's psychological examination at the investigation stage An interrogation will be held.