[Detailed report] Zama 9 murder trial "I want to die" is a cry of the heart I want to live on December 16th, 14:17

"The main sentence, the accused will be sentenced to death." When the

presiding judge sentenced him, Takahiro Shiraishi clearly answered, "I understand."

The court admitted that "none of the victims had sincerely agreed to be killed," and said, "The method of inviting victims who are mentally weak, such as expressing suicidal ideation, is cunning. It's clever and sneaky. "

In a two-and-a-half-month trial, the defendant repeated his allegations in a plain tone.

The reporter who listened to it recalls, "There was a moment when I could see the fluctuation of my heart."

(Zama 9 murder case trial coverage group)

"Regret" that the defendant talked about

In 23 hearings, Shiraishi stated that he "regrets" the case.

But it wasn't about causing the incident.

Attorney "Do you have any regrets about the case?"

Defendant Shiraishi "Yes, I do."

Attorney "What is the point?"

Defendant Shiraishi "I regret because I was caught."

The prosecutor asked a similar question.

Defendant "I failed because I was caught. I have no other feelings."

Even when asked about the feelings of the victims and bereaved families, some victims and bereaved families apologized for reasons such as "because they were killed shortly after meeting" or "because they had no acquaintance with the bereaved family". Said I can't have.

Defendant "Once you've come this far, you can't aim for a commutation even if you act. I decided to speak honestly if it wasn't worth acting."

He recalled the two months that killed nine people.

Defendant "It was a very comfortable and pleasure-seeking life."

Reporters repeatedly heard in court that they were too selfish and unreasonable to say that they had killed as many as nine people because of their own desires.

Defendant in mother's record ...

Even the defendant, who testified in a plain tone, had several moments when he felt a sway in his heart.

That was when the story reached my relatives.

Prosecutor "What are your feelings now?"

Defendant "Honestly, I've been full of mind since my mother's record was read yesterday."

The record of the defendant's mother was read aloud the day before.

Defendant's mother's record (excerpt)

"As an educational policy, I was raising my child so that I could act freely and not be overly concerned. Of course, I was angry, but I was loving myself. Freedom. I wanted him to grow up, but Takahiro was the first child, so I think he grew up with a selfish personality. Given the victims and bereaved family, I asked myself if I could live. I'm

The defendant said in his heart that his relatives would not come to visit him.

Prosecutor "Have you had a family visit since you were arrested?"

Defendant "No"

Prosecutor "

Have you ever

been?"

Defendant "Yes"

Prosecutor "How do you feel?"

Defendant "On the other hand, feeling lonely

Prosecutor "

How do

you feel about your relatives?"

Defendant "I don't think it's possible, but I want you to forget about your existence."

And he also answered:

Prosecutor "How would you feel if you imagined that your mother or sister was strangled and sexually assaulted and killed?"

Defendant "If you do the same, I think I'll go kill you."

Defendant also stated that he did not try to answer some of the attorneys' questions and wanted to end the trial early without dispute so as not to bother his relatives.

There was a strong sense of discomfort as to why the defendant, who could care about his relatives, could not imagine the feelings of the victim's family when he caused the incident.

Cry of bereaved families "Devil's work" "I lost my heart"

On the other hand, the bereaved families spoke devilish words.

C, a 20-year-old man at the time who became the third victim, said he was acquainted with the first woman who was killed and that the defendant had killed the man to avoid being discovered.

Mr. C's father,

"Even if I know it in my head, I still want my son's death to be wrong. I still feel bloody when the victim of the incident finds out that he is there. I was pulled and it became pitch black in front of me, and I was struck by the feeling of being pushed down from a cliff, and I could not think of anything. The accused was afraid of discovering the crime so far, and it was extremely selfish to shut up. For that reason, he mercilessly murdered his son and abandoned him terribly. It is unreasonable that only the accused can survive for this devilish work that preyed on human weaknesses and robbed his son of his future. I can't forgive that. "

H, a 25-year-old woman who became the eighth victim at the time, told her family her dream of getting married, having children, and building a happy family.

Mr. H's older brother

"The voice of the defendant who talked about the murder situation seemed to have no remorse. I was angry and killed the defendant as soon as I heard this, and took a stab. I wanted to do it. The anger made me wonder if the blood in my whole body would boil. While listening to the statement, I felt like I could cut the wound over and over again with a sharp knife. And by the time I finished listening to everything, my heart was completely dead. Not only did I lose my sister, but I also lost my original heart. My broken heart healed even a little. If there is anything to be done, it is nothing but "the defendant disappears from the world."

"Implicit consent" that does not explicitly indicate will

Was there consent to be killed, which was the issue of the trial?

In the ruling, the presiding judge also determined whether there was any "implicit consent" in a form that did not clearly indicate his intention.

From the judgment,

Mr. A, Mr. B, and Mr. C

were suddenly attacked without notice or warning by the defendants, so I did not expect to be killed.

There is no room for accepting the apocalypse.

It

is undeniable that

Mr. D, Mr. G, Mr. H, and Mr. I

may have had the idea of ​​dying because they were admitted to have visited after exchanging ways to die.

However, it can be inferred that the victims had a desire to die without suffering.

It is clear that the defendant decided the timing arbitrarily and suddenly attacked from behind, far from the death that the victims expected.

Mr. E

There is a history of telling the defendant, "Please kill me if you go to bed."

However, it is rational to assume that he was not able to solidify his determination to die.

Defendant's actions were far from the supposed death of the victim, who would die as little as possible.

It

cannot be denied that

Mr. F

may have gone to the defendant with the intention of actually killing him.

On the other hand, it can be reasonably inferred that the expected death was either to hang himself or to have the defendant hang him when he finally decided to die.

The defendant fainted and killed the victim without confirming his intention even after waking up.

All the victims found that they had not given their consent, including the implied consent.

"I want to die" is the cry of the heart I want to live

What should I do to avoid repeating the case?

Jiro Ito, an NPO who listens to the trial and works on suicide countermeasures, should increase the number of consultations for suicide applicants throughout society.

He said that when providing support, it is necessary to have the idea of ​​connecting the world on the Internet to the real world (consultation counter) such as medical institutions, government agencies, and lawyers.

In Mr. Ito's story based on his experience of having dialogues with the parties concerned, the following words were particularly impressive.

Representative Ito, an NPO

"The word" I want to die "written on SNS etc. is like" tears on the Internet "that manages to organize feelings and ask for help by expressing the painful feelings that I want to die in letters. It's an act to live, not to die. It's a cry. I think our challenge is how to create a society that can be said to "help" when in trouble, and a society that can be accepted. "