Pregnancy I couldn't tell anyone December 8th 17:14

Why did she kill her newborn child?

A former female university student in Kobe was arrested for killing her baby and burying it in a park while she was looking for a job.

Her dream was to become an airline flight attendant.

It was the toilet at Haneda Airport that gave birth and killed the baby.

What was her thought when she told the interrogation that she couldn't tell anyone about her pregnancy?

(Reporter in charge of the Metropolitan Police Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Kohei Fujita, Akira Okazaki)

Baby found in the park

The time goes back to November last year, a year ago.

A ward Italian park in Minato Ward, Tokyo.

A nearby person found something buried in the bushes of the park.

The police officer who received the report confirmed that it was a newborn baby girl.

"Who is this place" The baby was found to have been suffocated and was killed and abandoned shortly after birth.

The Metropolitan Police Department examined the images of the surrounding security cameras and thoroughly washed the people who entered and exited the park.

The number is said to have reached about 30,000.

As the investigation proceeded, a surprising person emerged as a suspect.

After analyzing the images and following the baby's appearance in and out of the park during the abandoned time, he arrived at a 22-year-old female college student living in Kobe.

It was Koyuri Kitai, who was later arrested and charged.

Female college student arrested

There were three siblings, and they lived in a family of seven, grandparents, father, and mother.

The house is located in a peaceful village surrounded by rice fields, away from the center of Kobe.

After graduating from a local elementary and junior high school, he went on to a high school in the neighboring town.

It is said that he was an ordinary female student who participated in the class firmly and belonged to the volleyball club.

High school classmate

"I wasn't the type that stands out, but I felt like a normal girl, cute and sociable, and always talked happily with my friends. I had a lot of friends besides the members of the volleyball club."

After graduating from high school, I went on to a private university in Hyogo prefecture.

From around this time, his clothes became a little flashy, but he attended college properly and never took a break from class.

A classmate at the university

"I have the impression that he is a gentle child who is gentle and can take care of his surroundings. He was not a noisy person, but took classes alone and studied silently."

The driving force behind his studies at university was his dream of becoming a flight attendant at an airline company.

He studied languages ​​enthusiastically and also studied abroad in the United States when he was in his second year of college.

The study abroad experience after returning to Japan states:

"I worked as a secretary to the director of the International Center. I just typed in English and made university materials in English. It was hard for me to type for 4 hours, but when I finished, I felt a sense of accomplishment. It was a good one. It was a great experience to have a valuable experience that I can't usually do !! "

Unhappy pregnancy

Became a 4th year student at university and started job hunting in earnest.

In order to become a flight attendant, I applied for interviews with many airlines and began to frequently travel between my hometown of Kobe and Tokyo.

However, an unexpected event occurs around this time.

It was "pregnancy".

At an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Hyogo prefecture, there was a record of the defendant's first visit on September 13, last year.

At that time, I was able to meet the doctor I saw.

According to doctors, abortion was not possible because she was nearly seven months pregnant.

He told him to think about where to give birth, but the defendant gave an ambiguous answer and felt a little strange.

The doctor in charge said,

"When I told him I was pregnant, he silently nodded. I wasn't particularly shocked, but he didn't seem to be happy."

After this, the defendant never visited the clinic again.

And I didn't talk to my family and friends about pregnancy.

Perhaps it was difficult to tell that she was pregnant from her slender body, and her family didn't even notice her pregnancy.

The defendant told the Metropolitan Police Department investigators after he was arrested.

Defendant's statement

"There was a conflict between the thought of becoming a mother and the idea of ​​living as a single mother. Because my family had to pay a lot of money such as travel expenses to Tokyo and accommodation charges for job hunting. I couldn't talk to you because I thought I couldn't bother you anymore. "

It was hard to decide on my dream job at an airline company.

From around this time, he gradually became less able to think about the baby he was born with.

Defendant's statement

"I couldn't think about what to do with my baby and left it as it was. I was told at an airline interview that it was difficult with your English ability" and "it didn't suit the corporate culture". I was depressed. I was so busy with job hunting that I couldn't think of what to do with my baby and I didn't want to think about it. "

Dreams won't come true

What to do with childbirth.

While living without thinking as much as possible, it will be November 3rd last year.

I flew from Kobe Airport to Tokyo on this day for job hunting, but I noticed it on the plane.

It was one month earlier than the expected date of delivery.

After arriving at Haneda Airport in the evening, I rushed to the multipurpose toilet.

When the baby was born, he immediately tried to call an ambulance.

However, what came to my mind was my dream of becoming a flight attendant.

Defendant's statement

"I tried to call an ambulance after giving birth in the bathroom, but I couldn't because I thought my dream of becoming a flight attendant wouldn't come true if I had a baby."

At that time, the baby started crying out loud.

The defendant immediately closed his mouth with toilet paper and strangled him.

After that, I left the airport with my child who was stuck in the paper bag I had.

After entering the hotel room near the airport where he was staying, the defendant searched his smartphone for a nearby park.

He said he was rushing to get rid of his baby.

Then I found a quiet park in Minato Ward.

It is a park in a corner of the office district, and if you use the monorail, it is close to the airport.

While holding my child

A security camera from the station in Hamamatsucho to the park showed the defendant walking with a paper bag containing a baby in his hand.

In the video, he occasionally looked inside the paper bag and was able to see tears shedding.

When she arrived at the park, she seemed to be at a loss.

The security camera showed how many times I entered and exited the park.

Then, around 9 pm, I went to the back of the stone statue in the park and buried the baby in the soil dug by hand.

The next day, after being interviewed by an airline, I returned to my hometown of Kobe.

After that, I went to Tokyo several times and had an interview, but in the end I couldn't become a flight attendant.

After graduating from college, he worked locally in apparel-related sales.

A year later, in November, when an investigator asked him to accompany him, the defendant cried.

Defendant's statement

"I was always lumpy about my baby in my heart, and I was full of regret and regret."

When the baby was found in the park, a wooden stick was erected in the place where it was buried.

Did you intend to be a grave to sleep peacefully?

Or did you want someone to find it as soon as you put a mark on it?

It's not someone else's problem···

"I might have done the same thing," said Ayaka (a pseudonym) in her early twenties, who lives in the Kanto region, when she saw the news of this incident.

Ayaka got pregnant last year because of sexual activity that she didn't agree with a man.

Taking emergency contraceptives within 72 hours might have prevented pregnancy, but at the time I was unaware of the drug's existence.

One day, about half a year later.

I felt a sense of discomfort that made my stomach move, and I suspected that I was ill and went to the obstetrics and gynecology department.

Only then did I find out that I was pregnant.

He said he didn't think he was pregnant because he had almost no change in weight or morning sickness and hadn't had his period for about half a year before.

"It's a lie. I never thought of getting pregnant. The first thing I wondered what would happen to my life."

Already after the abortion period, there was no choice but to give birth.

However, at that time, I had just started working as a member of society, and even one person was full of life.

I'm worried if I tell my parents that I'm pregnant.

I couldn't rely on anyone.

I had no choice but to give birth, but considering the reality, I can't raise it.

Ayaka was cornered.

"I was wondering what to do when I gave birth. I couldn't afford it, and I might die with this child when I gave birth, and I might kill him. I thought"

It is said that the doctors at the hospital also gave harsh words.

"I was told,'I'll give birth to myself, so do something about it' and'I'll raise it myself.' I was criticized for saying,'It's strange to have someone raise it,' and I thought I was really alone."

A reliable place that I finally found

While I was worried about one person, I finally relied on an NPO that supports pregnant women.

"I'm having trouble with an unexpected pregnancy." When

I sent a consultation email, the staff immediately called me.

"Is your life okay? Are you eating rice?" For the

first time, he said something to worry about.

Let's rely on here.

I decided so.

This NPO also introduced special adoptions to have a third party raise a child, and consulted with women with various circumstances.

Ayaka decided to live in the house introduced by the NPO until she gave birth.

A boy was born soon.

One week after giving birth, he had to undergo a special adoption and had to leave his child.

At first it was a pregnancy I didn't want, but it was painful to leave my newborn child.

Even now, on the standby screen of Mr. Ayaka's smartphone, a picture of a child taken at the hospital is displayed.

Ayaka:

"I'm sure everyone who has an unexpected pregnancy will suffer, but that pain doesn't have to be held by one person, and there are always people who will listen to you." You may not be willing to look for someone, but don't forget that you're not alone. Even if you can't tell anyone, give a little courage and say "help". "

I'll do something about it so please consult

"I think we could have prevented the incident if we had known an organization like ourselves."

Many organizations that support women take seriously the incident caused by female college students who are looking for a job.

The NPO in Ibaraki Prefecture, where Ayaka consulted, responds by email or phone to women who are suffering from unexpected pregnancy or who cannot raise children even if they have children.

About 400 consultations are received annually.

"Home environment is complicated, it can not rely on family," "As soon as I know the pregnancy, the other party of the men ran away," "there is no money, do not go to the hospital"

situation's different, but most of the women "I couldn't tell anyone about my pregnancy," he said.

Representative of NPO "Baby Pocket" Takuko Okada

"There are cases where the woman who consults is being hunted down and is about to become an incident. I gave birth when I couldn't really raise a child and couldn't rely on anyone. There is also a special adoption system that allows children to be raised in a new home. We will never blame the person who consulted us. We will do something about it in any situation, so please raise the voice of SOS. "

Unexpected pregnancy of the younger generation with the new corona

"Now, the number of consultations about pregnancy is increasing, especially from the younger generation of teenagers."

Dr. Daisuke Shigemi, the representative of "Obstetrics and Gynecology Online," a service that allows online consultation with specialists such as obstetricians and gynecologists and midwives. Says so.

Under the consignment of the government, we received free consultations from all over the country for three months from May, but the number of consultations regarding unexpected pregnancy has reached about 1,000, of which more than 30% are from teens. It was said that it was.

Dr. Daisuke Shigemi, Representative of "Obstetrics and Gynecology Online" "

There was also a consultation that school was closed and I had more time to stay at home with my partner and sexual activity increased. Also, due to the influence of the new corona, I could not go to the hospital and drank. There were many consultations about the pills that had run out, the fact that I couldn't buy condoms, and the fact that I couldn't secure contraceptives. The younger generation is very worried about money. Even if there are, there are many women who cannot go to the hospital because it costs money and cannot talk to their parents. I think that society as a whole needs more support, including access to hospitals. "

I want to save their SOS

Kitai was arrested for murdering a newborn baby and abandoning it in the park.

In the interrogation, he said with a relieved expression as follows.

Defendant's statement

"It was in the form of an arrest, but it made me feel better to tell that I couldn't tell anyone until now."

This time, we have heard the voices of women who have unexpected pregnancies for various reasons.

What they all have in common is that they couldn't talk to anyone and were suffering alone.

Why does a mother who has a child have to suffer alone?

For a long time, I felt that there was a deep-seated problem in Japanese society that imposed responsibility only on women after becoming pregnant and did not listen to the voice of SOS.

* The description of the case is based on interviews with investigators.

List of consultation counters nationwide regarding unexpected pregnancy

https://zenninnet-sos.org/contact-list

Reporter of the Social Affairs Department Kohei Fujita

Joined the

station in

2012

After working at the Tottori and Saitama stations, he has been in

charge of the Metropolitan Police Department since 2018.

His hobbies are cooking and bathing.

Reporter of the Social Affairs Department Akira Okazaki

Joined the

station in

2014

After working at the Kushiro station and Sapporo station, he has been in

charge of the Metropolitan Police Department since 2020.

His hobbies are mountain climbing and visiting downtown areas.